The Cosquín River is a small
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
in the
province
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of
Córdoba Córdoba most commonly refers to:
* Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain
* Córdoba, Argentina, the second largest city in Argentina and the capital of Córdoba Province
Córdoba or Cord ...
,
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
. It is located in the area of the
Punilla Valley
The Punilla Valley () is a broad fluvial valley in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. It is located in the center-northwest of the province, bordered by the Sierras Chicas in the east and the Sierras Grandes and the Pampa Achala in the west, or ...
and is part of the upper
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
of the
Suquía River
The Primero River (, 'First River'), also known as Suquía (the name used by the Comechingones, the indigenous people), runs through the city of Córdoba, Argentina.
The Tributary, tributaries of the Primero (mainly the San Roque and Cosquín r ...
.
The Cosquín receives the waters of several other minor rivers and streams and flows southwards into and across the Punilla Valley, passing by the city of
Cosquín and then taking the name of Santa María River. The Cosquín flows into the San Roque River and empties into the artificial reservoir of the
San Roque Lake
The San Roque Lake is a reservoir (artificial lake) in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. It was created by the damming of several rivers, especially the Suquía and the Cosquín. It is located next to the city of Villa Carlos Paz, about 600 ...
.
External links
Visite Cosquín
Rivers of Argentina
Rivers of Córdoba Province, Argentina
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