Río Queguay
| Río Queguay | ||
 Río Queguay |
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| location | Uruguay | |
| River system | Río de la Plata | |
| Drain over | Río Uruguay → Río de la Plata → Atlantic | |
| source | in the Cuchilla de Queguay | |
| muzzle | in the Río Uruguay coordinates: 32 ° 8 ′ 21 ″ S , 58 ° 8 ′ 30 ″ W 32 ° 8 ′ 21 ″ S , 58 ° 8 ′ 30 ″ W.
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| length | 280 km | |
| Catchment area | 7866 km² | |
The Río Queguay (also: Queguay Grande ) is a river in Uruguay .
As a tributary of the Río Uruguay, it flows from its source in the Cuchilla de Queguay in an east-west direction through the Departamento Paysandú before it flows into it after 280 km. Its catchment area covers an area of 7866 km². The main tributaries are the Río Queguay Chico and the Soto and Quebracho Grande streams .
Limestone deposits can be found on the Río Queguay .
Individual evidence
- ^ Enciclopedia Geografica del Uruguay
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 12, 2012 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. Map showing the course of the river on the website of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
- ^ Prof. Ulises Rubens Grub : Atlas geografico de la República Oriental del Uruguay, Montevideo 1980, p. 35
