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Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. All rivers in Uruguay drain to the

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Río de la Plata The Río de la Plata (, "river of silver"), also called the River Plate or La Plata River in English, is the estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River at Punta Gorda. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean and fo ...

Uruguay River The Uruguay River ( es, Río Uruguay, ; pt, Rio Uruguai, ) is a major river in South America. It flows from north to south and forms parts of the boundaries of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, separating some of the Argentine provinces of La M ...

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Arroyo Grande Arroyo often refers to: * Arroyo (creek), an intermittently dry creek Arroyo may also refer to: People * Arroyo (surname) Places United States ;California * Arroyo Burro Beach, a public beach park in Santa Barbara County, California * Arroyo ...

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Yí River The Yí River (Spanish, ''Río Yí'') is a river in Uruguay. The Yí and the Tacuarembó Rivers are the principal tributaries of the Río Negro. Geography The Yí River originates in the Cuchilla Grande highlands. It flows generally west throug ...

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Porongos River The Porongos River is a river in Uruguay. Location It is situated in Flores Department. The city of Trinidad, Uruguay is close by. On Route 14, circa 8 km from Trinidad, the 'Don Ricardo' bathing area on the banks of the Porongos River ha ...

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Chamangá River The Chamangá River is a river in Uruguay. Location It is situated in northern Flores Department. Fluvial system The river is a tributary of the arroyo Maciel, itself flowing into the Yí River. The Yí River is a tributary of the westward dra ...

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Caraguatá River The Caraguatá River is a river in Uruguay. Location It is situated in the north of the country, in the Tacuarembó Department and the Rivera Department, where the river rises. Fluvial system It is a tributary of the Tacuarembó River. The ri ...

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Queguay Grande River The Queguay Grande River is a river of Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Bra ...

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Queguay Chico River The Queguay Chico River is a river of Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Braz ...

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Daymán River The Daymán River (Spanish, Río Daymán) is a river of Uruguay. It is a tributary of the Uruguay River The Uruguay River ( es, Río Uruguay, ; pt, Rio Uruguai, ) is a major river in South America. It flows from north to south and forms parts ...

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Arapey Grande River The Arapey Grande River is a river in the Salto Department of northwestern Uruguay. It flows from the northeast of department, with its headwaters near the border with Rivera Department, in a western direction and discharges in the Uruguay River. ...

**** Arapey Chico River *** Cuareim River ** San Juan River ** Rosario River ** Santa Lucía River *** San José River **** Santa Lucía Chico **

Bay of Montevideo The Bay of Montevideo ( es, Bahía de Montevideo) is the bay around the city of Montevideo, Uruguay in the Rio de la Plata. It was previously named by Pedro de Mendoza as "Bahía de la Candelaria". Description The bay has a round shape – app ...

*** Arroyo Pantanoso *** Arroyo Miguelete ** Arroyo Carrasco ** Arroyo Pando ** Arroyo Solís Chico ** Arroyo Solís Grande * Lagoa Mirim ** San Luis River ** Arroyo de la India Muerta **

Cebollatí River The Cebollatí River is a Uruguayan river that rises in Cuchilla Grande (Big Ridge), flows southwest to northeast and forms a border between Treinta y Tres and Rocha. Features and location At roughly , it is one of the longest rivers in Urugua ...

*** Olimar Grande River **** Olimar Chico River ** Tacuarí River **

Yaguarón River Yaguarón is a city in Paraguay, located at the base of Yaguarón Hill in the Yaguarón District of Paraguarí Department, from the capital Asunción. The town began as a Franciscan reservation for the Guaraní Indians. It contains a famous ...

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*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
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