Río San Juan (Uruguay)
| Río San Juan | ||
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| location | South America , Uruguay | |
| River system | Río de la Plata | |
| Drain over | Río de la Plata → Atlantic | |
| source | in the Cuchilla de San Salvador | |
| Source height | 200 m | |
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Río de la Plata Coordinates: 34 ° 16 ′ 26 ″ S , 57 ° 59 ′ 14 ″ W 34 ° 16 ′ 26 ″ S , 57 ° 59 ′ 14 ″ W.
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| length | 77 km | |
| Catchment area | 1500 km² | |
The Río San Juan is a river located in the department of Colonia in southern Uruguay .
The left tributary of the Río de la Plata , into which it flows after about 77 km from northeast to southwest, rises in the Cuchilla de San Salvador at an altitude of about 200 meters above sea level. The source is located next to Ruta 12 near the town of Florencio Sánchez . At its mouth is the Parque Anchorena , a nature reserve that is dominated by a 75-meter-high stone tower with 320 steps. There is also the former estate of Aarón de Anchorena , which today serves as the summer residence of the Uruguayan presidents. The size of the catchment area of the Río San Juan is 1,500 km².
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the website of the natural science faculty of the Universidad de la República .
- ^ Enciclopedia Geografica del Uruguay
- ↑ 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