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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 ...

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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 fo ...

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 ...

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Arroyo Grande Arroyo often refers to: * Arroyo (creek), an intermittently dry creek Arroyo may also refer to: People * Arroyo (surname) Places United States ;California * Arroyo Burro Beach, a public beach park in Santa Barbara County, California * Arroyo ...

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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 ...

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Chamangá River The Chamangá River is a river in Uruguay. Location It is situated in northern Flores Department. Fluvial system The river is a tributary of the arroyo Maciel, itself flowing into the Yí River. The Yí River is a tributary of the westward dra ...

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Caraguatá River The Caraguatá River is a river in Uruguay. Location It is situated in the north of the country, in the Tacuarembó Department and the Rivera Department, where the river rises. Fluvial system It is a tributary of the Tacuarembó River. The ri ...

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Queguay Grande River The Queguay Grande 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 i ...

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Queguay Chico River The Queguay Chico 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 ...

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Daymán River The Daymán River (Spanish, Río Daymán) is a river of Uruguay. It is a tributary of the 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 ...

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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. ...

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Arapey Chico River The Arapey Chico River is a river of Uruguay. Dividing Artigas and Salto Departments, it flows into the Arapey Grande River. See also *List of rivers of Uruguay This is a list of rivers in Uruguay. This list is arranged by drainage basin, wit ...

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Cuareim River Cuareim is a village in the Artigas Department of northern Uruguay. Location It is located on the shores of the Cuareim River and is northeast of Bella Unión Bella Unión is a city in the north part of Artigas Department of Uruguay. History ...

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Santa Lucía River The Santa Lucía River ( es, Río Santa Lucía) is a river in Uruguay. Course The headwaters of the Santa Lucía River are in the Lavalleja department. For a large part of its course it forms the limit between the departments of Florida and San ...

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Santa Lucía Chico The Santa Lucía Chico 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 ...

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 – appr ...

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Arroyo Pantanoso Pantanoso Creek ( es, Arroyo Pantanoso, meaning "swampy creek") is a Uruguayan stream, crossing Montevideo Department. It flows into the Bay of Montevideo and then into the Río de la Plata. It is one of the most contaminated water streams in the ...

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Arroyo Miguelete Miguelete Creek ( es, Arroyo Miguelete) is a Uruguayan stream, crossing Montevideo Department. It flows into the Bay of Montevideo and then into the Río de la Plata. It has a very significant history behind, since colonial times. Near its shore ...

Arroyo Carrasco Carrasco Creek ( es, Arroyo Carrasco) is a Uruguayan stream, separating Canelones Department and Montevideo Department. It flows from the Carrasco Swamps into the Río de la Plata. It is one of the most contaminated water streams in the country. ...

Arroyo Pando Pando Creek ( es, Arroyo Pando) is a Uruguayan stream, crossing Canelones Department. It flows into the Río de la Plata. Its name derives from the nearby city of Pando. See also *List of rivers of Uruguay This is a list of rivers in Uruguay. ...

Arroyo Solís Chico Arroyo often refers to: * Arroyo (creek), an intermittently dry creek Arroyo may also refer to: People * Arroyo (surname) Places United States ;California * Arroyo Burro Beach, a public beach park in Santa Barbara County, California * Arroyo ...

Arroyo Solís Grande Arroyo often refers to: * Arroyo (creek), an intermittently dry creek Arroyo may also refer to: People * Arroyo (surname) Places United States ;California * Arroyo Burro Beach, a public beach park in Santa Barbara County, California * Arroyo ...

Lagoa Mirim Lagoon Mirim (Portuguese, ) or Merín (Spanish, ) is a large estuarine lagoon which extends from southern Rio Grande do Sul state in Brazil into eastern Uruguay. Lagoa Mirim is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a sandy, partially barren isthmu ...

** San Luis River ** Arroyo de la India Muerta **

Cebollatí River The Cebollatí River is a Uruguayan river that rises in Cuchilla Grande (Big Ridge), flows southwest to northeast and forms a border between Treinta y Tres and Rocha. Features and location At roughly , it is one of the longest rivers in Uruguay ...

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Olimar Chico River The Olimar Chico River is a river in Uruguay. See also *List of rivers of Uruguay References *Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. GEOnet Names Server
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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 ...

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*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 wate ...