Río Tercero (river)

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Río Tercero
Río Ctalamochita
The Río Tercero dam

The Río Tercero dam

Data
location ArgentinaArgentina Argentina
River system Río Paraná
Drain over Rio Paraná  → Río de la Plata
source in the Sierras de Córdoba

Catchment area 2500 km²
Reservoirs flowed through Río Tercero , Segunda Usina , Tercera Usina , Piedras Moras

The Río Tercero or Río Ctalamochita is a river in the province of Córdoba , Argentina .

Its sources are in the Sierras de Córdoba south of the Cerro Champaquí . It flows continuously in an easterly or south-easterly direction. The Río Cuarto flows into the Tercero near Cruz Alta . In the province of Santa Fe , the Tercero is known as the Río Carcarañá .

The following dams and hydroelectric power stations are located on its upper reaches: Río Tercero (Fitz Simon), Segunda Usina (Cassafousth), Tercera Usina (Reolín) and Piedras Moras . The Río Grande pumped storage power plant with the two reservoirs Cerro Pelado and Arroyo Corto is located on the Río Grande , one of several source rivers of the Tercero.

The catchment area of ​​the Río Tercero is around 2500 km².

Web links

Commons : Río Tercero  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Cuenca Tributaria de: Río Ctalamochita. web2.cba.gov.ar, accessed June 11, 2019 (Spanish).