The Tacuarí River is a river in

Cerro Largo Department Cerro Largo Department () is a Departments of Uruguay, department of Uruguay. Its capital is Melo, Uruguay, Melo. It is located in the east of the country, bordering Brazil to its northeast with Rio Yaguaron, Yaguaron River as the natural border, ...

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. It has its source in 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 ...

in Cerro Largo and runs southeast to the

Treinta y Tres Department Treinta y Tres () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Treinta y Tres. It is located in the east of the country, bordering the departments of Cerro Largo to the north, Durazno and Florida to the west, Lavalleja and Rocha to the south, w ...

where it flows into the

Lagoon Mirim Lagoon Mirim (Portuguese, ) or Merín (Spanish, ) is a large estuary, 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 barr ...

. Its river basin covers approximately 3600 km². Waters deriving from this river are primarily used for

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in the region's agriculture interest.

Etymology

Tacuarí is an herb that grows along the shorelines of the river that is used to prepare

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Rivers of Uruguay Rivers of Cerro Largo Department {{Uruguay-river-stub

Etymology

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