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Lakes. Laguna de Castillos. Laguna Garzón. Laguna José Ignacio. Laguna Negra. Laguna de Rocha [1] Laguna del Sauce [2] Merín Lake [3] Rincón del Bonete Lake.
The Rincón del Bonete Lake is the largest body of fresh water in Uruguay. It is located in the middle of the country in the south part of Tacuarembó Department with a small part of it reaching into the north part of Durazno Department. Rincón del Bonete is an artificial lake formed by a dam on the course of Río Negro. It was built in 1945 ...
Laguna del Sauce. Categories: Bodies of water of Uruguay. Lakes by country. Lakes of South America by country. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
Uruguay (/ ˈjʊərəɡwaɪ / ⓘ [ 12 ]YOOR-ə-gwy, Spanish: [uɾuˈɣwaj] ⓘ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (Spanish: 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 the Río de la Plata to the ...
50 square kilometres (19 sq mi) Laguna del Sauce (Lagoon of the Willow) is a subtropical shallow lake [ 1 ] and the largest water body in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay. It is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of Punta del Este. The lake is the only freshwater ecosystem in the country classified for drinking water as its principal use.
Rocha Department, Uruguay. Coordinates. 34°46′00″S 54°33′00″W / 34.76667°S 54.55000°W / -34.76667; -54.55000. Surface area. 18 square kilometres (6.9 sq mi) Laguna José Ignacio (José Ignacio Lagoon) is a body of water located between Maldonado Department and Rocha Department, Uruguay. A sandbank separates it from the ...
Rocha Department, Uruguay. Coordinates. 34°01′31.7″S 53°40′40.2″W / 34.025472°S 53.677833°W / -34.025472; -53.677833. Surface area. 187 square kilometres (72 sq mi) Laguna Negra (Black Lagoon), also known as Laguna de los Difuntos (Lagoon of the Deceased), is an important body of water located in Rocha Department ...
The Laguna Garzón Bridge is a bridge crossing the Laguna Garzón in Uruguay, on the border between the Maldonado and Rocha departments. The bridge is famous for its unusual circular shape and was designed by Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly. [2][3][1] It is designed in a circular shape to force drivers to slow down, and allows for pedestrian ...