The Porongos River is a river in
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 ...
.
Location
It is situated in
Flores Department
Flores () is a department of Uruguay, positioned in the southwest of the central part of the country. Its capital is Trinidad. It borders Durazno Department to the north and east, Florida Department to the southeast, San José Department to the so ...
.
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 has amenities maintained by the local municipality.
Fluvial system
The Porongos River is a tributary of the
Yi River. Rising in a range of hills known as the
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 ...
, the river mainly runs from south to north, for a distance of 67 km.
Name
The river has given its name to a local football club,
[ :es:Centro Recreativo Porongos Fútbol Club] based in
Trinidad, Uruguay, given the city's proximity.
See also
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Geography of Uruguay#Topography and hydrography
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Yi River#Fluvial system
References
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:es:Arroyo Porongos
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:es:Centro Recreativo Porongos Fútbol Club
Rivers of Uruguay
Tributaries of the Uruguay River
Rivers of Flores Department
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