Creciente del 59 en Rincón del Bonete 1959 Dique Margen Izquierda

The Rincón del Bonete Lake is the largest body of fresh water 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 ...

. It is located in the middle of the country in the south part of

Tacuarembó Department Tacuarembó () is the largest department of Uruguay and it is part of its northern region. Its capital is Tacuarembó. It borders Rivera Department to its north and east, the departments of Salto, Paysandú and Río Negro to its west and has ...

with a small part of it reaching into the north part of

Durazno Department Durazno () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Durazno. Its name means ''"peach"'' in Spanish, referring to the department's peaches and its status as an agricultural breadbasket. It is located in the centre of the country, and is bounde ...

. Rincón del Bonete is an artificial lake formed by a dam on the course of Río Negro. It was built in 1945 and has a surface of about . The dam was overtopping during the 1959 floods, and the hydroelectric facilities damaged. The riverine tug ''Don Pancho'' was assigned to the transport of building materials and supplies from Salto during the construction of the dam, between 1937 and 1946. She was later used to evacuate local residents in the course of the 1959 floods. The vessel was eventually converted into a patrol boat. ''Don Pancho'' sank in the waters of the lake in January 2016 though she was raised a few days later.

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