Arroyo Guaviyú (Río Uruguay)
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| location | Uruguay | |
| River system | Río de la Plata | |
| Drain over | Río Uruguay → Río de la Plata → Atlantic | |
| source | in the Cuchilla Guaviyú 30 ° 35 ′ 51 ″ S , 57 ° 28 ′ 11 ″ W. |
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| Source height | approx. 110 m | |
| muzzle | in the Río Uruguay coordinates: 30 ° 39 ′ 21 ″ S , 57 ° 49 ′ 36 ″ W 30 ° 39 ′ 21 ″ S , 57 ° 49 ′ 36 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height | approx. 34 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 76 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 2.2 ‰ | |
| length | 35 km | |
| Left tributaries | Arroyo Curupí | |
| Small towns | Colonia Palma, Belén | |
The Arroyo Guaviyú is a small river in northern Uruguay .
The creek, which is about 35 kilometers long in the Artigas department, has its source in the range of hills known as Cuchilla Guaviyú , about 18 kilometers northwest of the city of Baltasar Brum .
From there it flows steadily in a westerly direction. After about ten kilometers the Arroyo Curupi joins as a left tributary. Near the Estancia Passo Portillo , the national road 3 crosses the river on the way to the city of Colonia Palma, about five kilometers to the north .
Just north of the city of Belén , the river flows into the Río Uruguay , to whose catchment area it belongs and which is dammed up there to form the Embalse Salto Grande . On the last five kilometers to the mouth, the river crosses a swampy valley with large puddles of water and partly wooded sandbanks.
Web links
- Departamento Artigas, overview map based on TK50 (pdf - approx. 2 MB)