The Quinto River ( es, Río Quinto), also known as the Popopis, is in central
Argentina
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.
It rises in
Sierra de San Luis
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near the Retama mountain in
San Luis Province
San Luis () is a province of Argentina located near the geographical center of the country (on the 32° South parallel). Neighboring provinces are, from the north clockwise, La Rioja, Córdoba, La Pampa, Mendoza and San Juan.
History
The ci ...
. The Quinto flows to the southeast. Near the
Paso de las Carreteras dam, the Quinto River begins to flow through the
Pampas
The Pampas (from the qu, pampa, meaning "plain") are fertile South American low grasslands that cover more than and include the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Santa Fe, Entre Ríos, and Córdoba; all of Uruguay; and Brazil ...
. It passes
Villa Mercedes
Villa Mercedes is a city in the province of San Luis, Argentina. It lies on the center-east of the province, on the left-hand banks of the Quinto River, 32 km from the border with Córdoba, on National Route 148, and near the intersection ...
city, where it is about wide. It then flows through
Córdoba Province. Finally, it flows into the
Bañados de la Amarga swamps in its lower course. During the rainy season the Quinto's waters sometimes rise sufficiently to reach
Santa Fé and
Buenos Aires
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provinces and sometimes even as far as the
Salado River basin. The Quinto's length is dependent on the season. It can vary from in the dry period to after heavy rain.
Rivers of Argentina
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