The Río Negro (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈri.oˈneɣɾo], Black River) is a river in southern Brazil and central Uruguay.[1] It rises 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 and the north of the country. The Río Negro's principal tributaries are Yí River and Tacuarembó River.
Map of the Rio de la Plata Basin, showing the Río Negro joining the Uruguay River north of Buenos AiresFlooding along the river
The river is dammed near Paso de los Toros, creating the Rincón del Bonete Reservoir, also called the Gabriel Terra Reservoir or the Rio Negro Reservoir. With a surface area of about 1,100 square kilometres (420 sq mi), it is the largest reservoir in Uruguay and has an installed capacity of 160 MW.[2]
Downstream from the Rincón del Bonete Reservoir, there are two more dams, the Baygorria Dam and the Constitución Dam at Palmar,[3] which generate hydroelectric power for Uruguay with 108 MW and 333 MW, respectively.[2]
The Río Negro's drainage basin size is about 69,700 square kilometres (26,900 sq mi).[1]
There is a delta at its confluence with the Uruguay River with two main mouths. Yaguarí creek -bordered by Vizcaino and Lobos Islands- is the navigable entry to Negro River, and may change water flow direction when the Uruguay is high while the southern mouth (Spanish: Boca Falsa) is very wide but shallow.
río, negro, uruguay, other, uses, negro, río, negro, spanish, pronunciation, ˈri, ˈneɣɾo, black, river, river, southern, brazil, central, uruguay, rises, southern, highlands, brazil, just, east, bagé, flows, west, across, entire, width, uruguay, uruguay, river. For other uses see Rio Negro The Rio Negro Spanish pronunciation ˈri o ˈneɣɾo Black River is a river in southern Brazil and central Uruguay 1 It rises in the southern highlands of Brazil just east of Bage and flows west across the entire width of Uruguay to the Uruguay River The course of the Rio Negro across Uruguay effectively divides the south and the north of the country The Rio Negro s principal tributaries are Yi River and Tacuarembo River Map of the Rio de la Plata Basin showing the Rio Negro joining the Uruguay River north of Buenos Aires Flooding along the riverThe river is dammed near Paso de los Toros creating the Rincon del Bonete Reservoir also called the Gabriel Terra Reservoir or the Rio Negro Reservoir With a surface area of about 1 100 square kilometres 420 sq mi it is the largest reservoir in Uruguay and has an installed capacity of 160 MW 2 Downstream from the Rincon del Bonete Reservoir there are two more dams the Baygorria Dam and the Constitucion Dam at Palmar 3 which generate hydroelectric power for Uruguay with 108 MW and 333 MW respectively 2 The Rio Negro s drainage basin size is about 69 700 square kilometres 26 900 sq mi 1 There is a delta at its confluence with the Uruguay River with two main mouths Yaguari creek bordered by Vizcaino and Lobos Islands is the navigable entry to Negro River and may change water flow direction when the Uruguay is high while the southern mouth Spanish Boca Falsa is very wide but shallow See also editLago Rincon del Bonete 1959 flood in UruguayReferences edit a b The Groundwater Resources of Uruguay PDF International Association of Hydrological Sciences Archived from the original PDF on 21 July 2011 Retrieved 12 August 2010 a b Negro River Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved 12 August 2010 Page about the Constitution Dam at Palmar Archived 2012 01 11 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editRio Negro at GEOnet Names Server33 24 S 58 22 W 33 400 S 58 367 W 33 400 58 367 nbsp This article related to a river in Uruguay is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rio Negro Uruguay amp oldid 1212479187, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
