Arroyo Carrasco
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| location | South America , Uruguay | |
| River system | Río de la Plata | |
| Drain over | Río de la Plata → Atlantic | |
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Río de la Plata Coordinates: 34 ° 52 ′ 40 ″ S , 56 ° 1 ′ 28 ″ W 34 ° 52 ′ 40 ″ S , 56 ° 1 ′ 28 ″ W.
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| Residents in the catchment area | 200,000 | |
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The Arroyo Carrasco , also Arroyo de Carrasco , is a river in the area of the departments Canelones and Montevideo in southern Uruguay .
The left tributary of the Río de la Plata flows in a north-south direction and serves as the border between the departments of Montevideo and Canelones . It finally flows into the Río de la Plata in the east of the state capital Montevideo at Barra de Carrasco . Shortly before its mouth it is crossed by the Puente Carrasco .
The cities of Toledo , Suárez , Barros Blancos , Colonia Nicolich and Paso Carrasco are within its catchment area . In addition, the Arroyo Manga and Arroyo Toledo rivers , the Cañada de Chacarita , the wetlands of Carrasco and the Aeropuerto Internacional can be assigned to this region. The population within this area is around 200,000. The river suffers from severe pollution.
Web links
- An article on a development plan for the Arroyo Carrasco catchment area - La cuenca del arroyo Carrasco tendrá un plan de desarrollo - on www.larepublica.com.uy (Spanish)
- Article Cuenca Arroyo Carrasco on the official website of Montevideo (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ^ Enciclopedia Geografica del Uruguay
- ↑ Course of the river on the website of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay (PDF; 617 kB)
- ↑ Picture of the Puente Carrasco ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Article on environmental problems - Preocupación por contaminación de Arroyo Carrasco: 200,000 personas "vulnerables" (Uruguay) - on nuestromar.org
