Arroyo de la India

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Arroyo de la India
Map showing the course of the river

Map showing the course of the river

Data
location Uruguay
River system Canal Sao Gonçalo
Drain over Laguna Merín  → Canal São Gonçalo  → Lagoa dos Patos  → Atlantic
source in the Cuchilla de la Carbonera
muzzle in the Laguna Merín coordinates: 33 ° 31 ′ 32 ″  S , 53 ° 32 ′ 37 ″  W 33 ° 31 ′ 32 ″  S , 53 ° 32 ′ 37 ″  W.

length 100 km

The Arroyo de la India is a river in southeast Uruguay .

The 100 km long river in the Rocha department rises in the Cuchilla de la Carbonera in the west of the department and flows west-northeast into the Laguna Merín , to whose catchment area it also belongs. In the upper reaches there is a 127.5 km² reservoir, Lago or Represa de India Muerta , which was created to promote local rice cultivation.

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