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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 ...

. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. All rivers in Uruguay drain to the

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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 f ...

Uruguay River The Uruguay River ( es, Río Uruguay, ; pt, Rio Uruguai, ) is a major river in South America. It flows from north to south and forms parts of the boundaries of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, separating some of the Argentine provinces of La M ...

*** San Salvador River *** Río Negro **** Arroyo Grande ****

Yí River The Yí River (Spanish, ''Río Yí'') is a river in Uruguay. The Yí and the Tacuarembó Rivers are the principal tributaries of the Río Negro. Geography The Yí River originates in the Cuchilla Grande highlands. It flows generally west throug ...

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Porongos River The Porongos River is a river in Uruguay. Location It is situated in Flores Department. The city of Trinidad, Uruguay is close by. On Route 14, circa 8 km from Trinidad, the 'Don Ricardo' bathing area on the banks of the Porongos River ha ...

***** Chamangá River ****

Tacuarembó River The Tacuarembó River is a river in Uruguay. The Tacuarembó and the Yí Rivers are the principal tributaries of the Río Negro. Among the tributaries of the Tacuarembó River are included the Caraguatá River. See also *List of rivers of Urug ...

***** Caraguatá River *** Queguay Grande River **** Queguay Chico River *** Daymán River ***

Arapey Grande River The Arapey Grande River is a river in the Salto Department of northwestern Uruguay. It flows from the northeast of department, with its headwaters near the border with Rivera Department, in a western direction and discharges in the Uruguay River. ...

**** Arapey Chico River *** Cuareim River ** San Juan River ** Rosario River ** Santa Lucía River *** San José River **** Santa Lucía Chico **

Bay of Montevideo The Bay of Montevideo ( es, Bahía de Montevideo) is the bay around the city of Montevideo, Uruguay in the Rio de la Plata. It was previously named by Pedro de Mendoza as "Bahía de la Candelaria". Description The bay has a round shape – app ...

*** Arroyo Pantanoso *** Arroyo Miguelete ** Arroyo Carrasco ** Arroyo Pando ** Arroyo Solís Chico ** Arroyo Solís Grande * Lagoa Mirim **

San Luis River The San Luis River is a river of Uruguay. 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 Urug ...

** Arroyo de la India Muerta ** Cebollatí River ***

Olimar Grande River The Río Olimar River is a river in the Treinta y Tres Department of Uruguay. Course The river rises as a small stream in the hills of Cuchilla Grande in western Treinta y Tres Department, just southwest of Santa Clara de Olimar. Heading southeas ...

**** Olimar Chico River ** Tacuarí River **

Yaguarón River Yaguarón is a city in Paraguay, located at the base of Yaguarón Hill in the Yaguarón District of Paraguarí Department, from the capital Asunción. The town began as a Franciscan reservation for the Guaraní Indians. It contains a famous ...

References

*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
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Rivers A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wat ...