The Caraguatá River is a river in Uruguay .
7-767: It is situated in the north of the country, in the Tacuarembó Department and the Rivera Department , where the river rises. It is a tributary of the Tacuarembó River . The river runs generally from north-west to south-east. The word 'Caraguatá' originally referred to a local plant. The name is also shared by a nearby range of hills and two local towns situated in Tacuarembó Department and Rivera Department respectively. 32°15′30″S 55°24′15″W / 32.25833°S 55.40417°W / -32.25833; -55.40417 This article related to
14-518: A new division of Uruguay was made and this territory was divided in three parts. In the new division, the Tacuarembó Department included also the actual department of Rivera, until it was split from it in 1884. The south borders of the department are delimited by Río Negro , which, as a result of the dam near Paso de los Toros along its course, forms the Rincón del Bonete Reservoir , also called
21-466: A river in Uruguay is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tacuaremb%C3%B3 Department Tacuarembó ( Spanish pronunciation: [takwaɾemˈbo] ) is the largest department of Uruguay and it is part of its northern region. Its capital is Tacuarembó . It borders Rivera Department to its north and east, the departments of Salto , Paysandú and Río Negro to its west and has
28-650: The Gabriel Terra Reservoir. With a surface area of about 4,000 square miles (10,000 km ), it is the largest reservoir in South America. Tributary streams and rivers to the Río Negro, from east to west are: Río Tacuarembó with its many tributaries, Arroyo de Clara with its tributary Arroyo del Sarandí, Arroyo Malo with its tributaries Arroyo Rolón and Arroyo Guaviyú. Into the Rincón del Bonete Reservoir discharge
35-529: The north of the department, from east to west, are: Arroyo Caraguatá with its tributaries Arroyo Coronilla, Bañado de los Cinco Sauces and Bañado del Turupí, Arroyo Yaguarí with its tributaries Arroyo Carpintería and Arroyo Cuaró, Arroyo Zapucay, Arroyo Cuñapirú, Arroyo Laureles which also forms part of the northern border of the department, Arroyo de las Cañas, Arroyo Tacuarembó Chico with its tributaries Arroyo Tres Cruces, Arroyo Tranqueras and Arroyo Batoví, and Arroyo Veras. A small lake named Laguna Paolino forms on
42-503: The river Río Negro flowing along its south border, separating it from the departments of Durazno and Cerro Largo . The first division of the Republic in six departments happened in 1816. Two more departments were formed later in that year. At that time, Paysandú Department included all the territory north of the Río Negro, which included the current departments of Artigas, Rivera, Tacuarembó, Salto, Paysandú and Río Negro. On 17 June 1837
49-400: The streams Arroyo Carpintería, Arroyo Laureles, Arroyo Achar, Arroyo del Tigre Chico and Arroyo Cardoso. Part of the western border of the department with if formed by Arroyo Salsipuedes Grande, which discharges further downstream the Río Negro, into the Rincón de Baygorria Reservoir. A tributary of this stream is Arroyo Salsipuedes Chico. Tributaries of Río Tacuarembó flowing through most of
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