Río Olimar
| Río Olimar | ||
 Map showing the course of the river |
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| location | South America , Uruguay | |
| River system | Río Cebollatí | |
| Drain over | Cebollatí → Laguna Merín → Canal São Gonçalo → Lagoa dos Patos → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the Cuchilla Grande near Santa Clara de Olimar | |
| muzzle | in the Río Cebollatí coordinates: 33 ° 16 ′ 41 ″ S , 53 ° 51 ′ 48 ″ W 33 ° 16 ′ 41 ″ S , 53 ° 51 ′ 48 ″ W.
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| length | 140 km | |
| Catchment area | 5320 km² | |
| Medium-sized cities | Treinta y Tres | |
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The Río Olimar is a river in Uruguay .
The approximately 140-kilometer-long river originates in the Cuchilla Grande in the west of the departments of Treinta y Tres southwest of the town Esperanza and west of Santa Clara de Olimar . From there it flows in a west-east direction to its confluence with the Río Cebollatí , whose main tributary it forms. On his way he is fed by both the Río Olimar Chico and the Arroyo Yerbal Grande . The size of its catchment area is 5,320 km².
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