The Chamangá 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 northern
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 ...
.
Fluvial system
The river is a tributary of the
arroyo Maciel, itself flowing into the
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 ...
. The Yí River is a tributary of the westward draining
Río Negro. The Chamangá River rises in a range of hills known as the Cuchilla Grande,
[ :es:Flores (departamento)#Hidrografía] and it generally runs from south to north in the
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 ...
.
Disambiguation
The settlement of
Chamangá
Chamangá is an area within a rocky terrain in the Flores Department of Uruguay, where a considerable quantity of ancient rock art has survived.
The Chamangá River, a tributary of the Yí River, flows nearby.
History
In recent years there h ...
is situated nearby.
References
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:es:Flores (departamento)#Hidrografía
See also
*
Localidad Rupestre de Chamangá
The Chamangá Rock Art Place ( es, Localidad Rupestre de Chamangá) is a concentration of rock painting located at Chamangá to the east of Trinidad, Uruguay.
See also
* Chamangá
References
External links
Flores Department
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Chamangá#Disambiguation
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Yi River#Fluvial system
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Geography of Uruguay#Topography and hydrography
Rivers of Uruguay
Tributaries of the Uruguay River
Rivers of Flores Department
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