The Cebollatí River 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 river that rises in Cuchilla Grande (Big Ridge), flows southwest to northeast and forms a border between
Treinta y Tres
Treinta y Tres () is the capital city of the Treinta y Tres Department in eastern Uruguay.
Location
The city is located on Route 8 (Uruguay), Route 8, on the north banks of Olimar Grande River. The city is almost surrounded by a populated rural ...
and
Rocha Rocha may refer to:
* Rocha (surname), a Portuguese surname
* Rocha, Moca, Puerto Rico, a barrio in the municipality of Moca, Puerto Rico
* Rocha, Rio de Janeiro, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
* Rocha, Uruguay, capital city of the Rocha ...
.
Features and location
At roughly , it is one of the longest rivers in Uruguay.
It forms in
Cuchilla Grande
Cuchilla Grande is a hill range that crosses the east part of Uruguay from north to south. It extends from the south part of Cerro Largo Department, through the departments of Treinta y Tres and Lavalleja and ends in Maldonado Department where it ...
, then joins the Rio Olimar Grande and flows into the
Merin Lagoon in
Treinta y Tres
Treinta y Tres () is the capital city of the Treinta y Tres Department in eastern Uruguay.
Location
The city is located on Route 8 (Uruguay), Route 8, on the north banks of Olimar Grande River. The city is almost surrounded by a populated rural ...
.
In October 2009 the National Hydrographic Institute of Uruguay started operating a free raft service across the Cebollatí River; this service allows commuters to cross from Treinta y Tres to Rocha in a wooden raft between the localities of Cebollatí and Charqueada.
See also
*
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 ...
*
Lagoon Mirim#Location
*
Olimar Grande River
References
External links
*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
GEOnet Names Server
Rivers of Uruguay
Rivers of Treinta y Tres Department
Rivers of Rocha Department
Rivers of Lavalleja Department
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