Chamangá River
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Fluvial system
The river is a tributary of the Yí RiverYí River
-Geography:The Yí River originates in the Cuchilla Grande highlands. It flows generally west through central Uruguay to the Río Negro.Various other rivers, including the Porongos River and Chamangá River, are tributaries of the Yí River.-Departmental boundaries:...
, itself a tributary of the westward draining Río Negro
Río Negro (Uruguay)
The Río Negro is the most important river in Uruguay. It originates in the southern highlands of Brazil, just east of Bagé, and flows west across the entire width of Uruguay to the Uruguay River. The course of the Río Negro across Uruguay effectively divides the south of the country from the north...
. The Chamangá River rises in a range of hills known as the Cuchilla Grande , and it generally runs from south to north in the Flores Department
Flores Department
-History and cultural heritage:The department, created by President Máximo Santos, is named after the former Colorado Party leader, Venancio Flores, who was born in Trinidad in the nineteenth century.The department has many sites of prehistoric rock art...
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See also
- Chamangá#Disambiguation
- Yi River#Fluvial system
- Geography of Uruguay#Topography and hydrography