Carrasco Creek ( es, Arroyo Carrasco) is a
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
an stream, separating
Canelones Department
The Departamento de Canelones ( es, Departamento de Canelones; ) is one of the 19 uruguayan departments. With an area of and 518,154 inhabitants, it is located in the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones.
Geography and climate
Neighbou ...
and
Montevideo Department
Montevideo () is a department (''departamento'') of Uruguay.
It is by far the smallest department in area, but also by far the most populated. Its capital is the city of Montevideo, which is also the national capital. While most of the departme ...
. It flows from the Carrasco Swamps into the
Río de la Plata
The Río de la Plata (, "river of silver"), also called the River Plate or La Plata River in English, is the estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River at Punta Gorda. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean and fo ...
.
It is one of the most contaminated water streams in the country.
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See also
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List of rivers of Uruguay
This is a list of rivers in Uruguay. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. All rivers in Uruguay drain to the Atlantic Ocean.
* Río de la Plata
** Uruguay River
*** San S ...
References
External links
Rivers of Uruguay
Rivers of Montevideo Department
Rivers of Canelones Department
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