The Cuarto River ( es, RÃo Cuarto, 'Fourth River'), also known as Saladillo is a river of
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
which crosses the southern part of the Province of
Córdoba, and merges with the
Tercero River
The Tercero River ( es, RÃo Tercero, 'Third River'), also known as Ctalamochita, is the river in Córdoba Province of Argentina.
It originates in the Sierras de Córdoba near Cerro Champaquà and Calamuchita Valley, in an area of annual preci ...
to form the
Carcarañá River (a tributary of the
Paraná River via the
Coronda River). The Cuarto River is also known as ''Cochancharava'', the name given to it by the
Ranquel
The Ranquel or Rankülche are an indigenous tribe from the northern part of La Pampa Province, Argentina, in South America.Tapia, Alicia Haydée"Archaeological Perspectives on the Ranquel Chiefdoms in the North of the Dry Pampas, in the Eighteent ...
Indians.
The name Saladillo is generally used for the lower course, below the ''Bañado del RÃo Saladillo'' wetland.
See also
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List of rivers of Argentina
This is a list of rivers of Argentina.
Longest Rivers
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Rivers in the table above are in bold.
La Plata Basin
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RÃo Cuarto, Córdoba
RÃo Cuarto is a city in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. Located in the south of the province, it has about 157,000 inhabitants () and is an important commercial and agricultural hub.
Overview
The RÃo Cuarto River flows through the provinc ...
References
Rivers of Argentina
Rivers of Córdoba Province, Argentina
Tributaries of the Paraná River
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