Río Tacuarembó

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Río Tacuarembó
Río Tacuarembó

Río Tacuarembó

Data
location Uruguay
River system Río de la Plata
Drain over Río Negro  → Río Uruguay  → Río de la Plata  → Atlantic
source between the Cuchilla de Cuñapirú and the Cuchilla Negra
muzzle in the Río Negro coordinates: 32 ° 24 ′ 38 ″  S , 55 ° 28 ′ 30 ″  W 32 ° 24 ′ 38 ″  S , 55 ° 28 ′ 30 ″  W.

length 260 km
Catchment area 14,000 km²

The Río Tacuarembó is a river in Uruguay .

Together with the Río Yí , it is the most important tributary of the Río Negro . Its source is in the north of the Rivera department between the Cuchilla de Cuñapirú and the Cuchilla Negra . From there it runs south through the city of Tranqueras . In the further course it partially forms the border between the Departamentos Rivera and Tacuarembó . After crossing the Tacuarembó department from north to south, it finally flows into the Río Negro as a right-hand tributary at the border with the Durazno department .

Map showing the course of the river

Its catchment area covers an area of ​​14,000 km².

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.ine.gub.uy/mapas/departamental/a0h_rivera.pdf Map showing the course of the river on the website of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
  2. ^ Enciclopedia Geografica del Uruguay