Río Arapey

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Río Arapey
Data
location South America , Uruguay
River system Río de la Plata
Drain over Uruguay  → La Plata  → Atlantic
source in the Cuchilla de Haedo
31 ° 5 ′ 45 ″  S , 56 ° 1 ′ 15 ″  W.
Source height 311  m
muzzle Río Uruguay Coordinates: 30 ° 55 ′ 47 ″  S , 57 ° 47 ′ 0 ″  W 30 ° 55 ′ 47 ″  S , 57 ° 47 ′ 0 ″  W.

length 240 km
Catchment area 11,410 km²
Left tributaries see text: "tributaries"
Right tributaries see text: "tributaries"
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The Río Arapey (also: Río Arapey Grande ) is an important river in northwestern Uruguay .

description

The left tributary of the Río Uruguay , into whose Salto Grande reservoir it flows, rises in the Cuchilla de Haedo range of hills and crosses the Salto department on its 240 km long course . Most of it is surrounded by forest. The size of its catchment area is 11,410 km². The Arapey thermal baths are located on its banks about 90 km northwest of Salto .

Its approximately 100 tributaries include the right-hand tributary Río Arapey Chico and the rivers Arroyo Mataojo Chico and Arroyo del Tala, which flow from the left .

Tributaries

The following overview provides information about the inflows (R) - right inflow / (L) - left inflow

Upper course

(R)  Arroyo Juan Pérez , (L)  de La Quebrada , (R)  del Sauce , (L)  del Blanquillo , (L)  de la Tapera , (L)  del Tigre , (R)  Arroyo Del Cerro Chato ,

  • Paso Jouvin ,

(R)  Timboa , (L)  del Medio , (R)  Arroyo Sarandí del Arapey , (R)  del Sauce (II), (L)  Arroyo Cambará ,

  • Paso Contrabando ,

(R)  Arroyo Mataperros Grande , ((R)  del Tala or del Sauce ), (R)  de la Portera ,

  • Paso Tapera ,

(L)  Zanja del Medio , (R)  Zanja del Horno , (L)  Arroyo Mataojo Chico , ((R)  del Sauce or Sarandí ), (L)  del Bagre

  • Picada del Bote .

Middle course

(R)  Arroyo de los Talitas , (L)  Arroyo Mataojo Grande , (R)  de Albornoz , (R)  de la Horqueta , (R)  del Sarandi , (L)  Arroyo Mataojito , (R)  del Tala , (L)  Arroyo Capon del León , (L)  del Sauce , ((R)  del Sauce or de las Nutrias ), (L)  de los Manantiales , (R)  del Sauce , (L)  Arroyo del Sauce (Río Arapey) , (R)  Arroyo del Sarandi , (L)  Arroyo Sopas , (R)  del Sauce , (L) A. del Blanquillo , ((R)  del Sauce or del Zorro ), (R)  Cerrillada , (L)  Arroyo Valentín Grande , (R)  del Sauce , ((L)  Arroyo Valentín Chico or Arroyo de las Tunas ), (R)  de Alcaín , (L)  Arroyo del Tala , (R)  de las Pedras , (R)  Arroyo Divisa , (R)  de la Tapera , ( L)  de la Isleta , (R)  del Yacaré , (R)  de las Pedras , (R)  San Ricardo , (R)  Uña de Gato , ((L)  Arroyo Grande or Arroyo Tangarupá or Arroyo de Saucedo ), (L)  Piedra Sola , (R)  Río Arapey Chico

Lower course

(R)  Arroyo del Tala , (R)  de la Isleta , (L)  del Sauce , (R)  del Sarandi , (R)  Perro Viejo , (R)  del Sauce , (L)  del Sauzal , (R)  del Charrúa , (L)  Piedra Sola , (L)  de la Totora , (R)  del Fondo , (R)  del Medio , (R)  Sarandí , (L)  Arroyo Palomas Grande , (L)  Tupambaé , (R)  de la Chacra .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on the Río Arapey on pescanautas.com.ar ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.pescanautas.com.ar
  2. ↑ Brief info on the thermal baths at viajesmag.com (Spanish)