Arroyo de la Caballada
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| location | South America , Uruguay | |
| River system | Río de la Plata | |
| Drain over | Río de la Plata → Atlantic | |
| source | Cuchilla de la Colonia | |
| Source height | 70 m | |
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Río de la Plata Coordinates: 34 ° 28 ′ 18 ″ S , 57 ° 48 ′ 57 ″ W 34 ° 28 ′ 18 ″ S , 57 ° 48 ′ 57 ″ W.
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| length | 10 km | |
| Catchment area | 40 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Arroyo del General | |
| Right tributaries | de los Cerros | |
The Arroyo de la Caballada is a small river in the south of Uruguay .
The left side, about ten kilometer long tributary of the Río de la Plata arises from the Cuchilla de la Colonia springing del Reducto and the in Cuchilla Riachuelo overflowing de la Higuera at an altitude of about 70 meters above sea level. From there it runs in the area of the Colonia department east of the city of Colonia del Sacramento from north to south. About two kilometers from its confluence with the Río de la Plata, the river is partially canalised and runs through a marsh area of the same name. The left tributary of the Arroyo de la Caballada is the Arroyo del General . The size of its catchment area is around 40 km². A bridge of the same name leads over the Arroyo de la Caballada.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Orestes Araújo : "Diccionario geográfico del Uruguay", Montevideo, 2nd edition 1912, p. 74
- ↑ Information on the website of the natural science faculty of the Universidad de la República .
- ↑ http://www.ine.gub.uy/mapas/departamental/a0h_colonia.pdf Map showing the course of the river on the website of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
- ↑ Orestes Araújo : "Diccionario geográfico del Uruguay", Montevideo, 2nd edition 1912, p. 74