Location

It is situated in the north of the country, in the Tacuarembó Department

Tacuarembó Department

Tacuarembó is the largest department of Uruguay. Its capital is Tacuarembó.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 90,489 people and 28,054 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2...

 and the Rivera Department

Rivera Department

Rivera is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Rivera.- History :The Battle of Masoller, a noteworthy event in Uruguayan history, was fought on September 1, 1904; Masoller is situated on the boundary between the departments of Artigas and Salto, close to the Brazilian border.-Population and...

, where the river rises.

Fluvial system

It is a tributary of the Tacuarembó River

Tacuarembó River

-References:*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.*...

.

The river runs generally from north-west to south-east.

Name

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

Tacuarembó Department

Tacuarembó is the largest department of Uruguay. Its capital is Tacuarembó.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 90,489 people and 28,054 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2...

 and Rivera Department

Rivera Department

Rivera is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Rivera.- History :The Battle of Masoller, a noteworthy event in Uruguayan history, was fought on September 1, 1904; Masoller is situated on the boundary between the departments of Artigas and Salto, close to the Brazilian border.-Population and...

 respectively.

See also

• Cuchilla de Caraguatá#Name

• Geography of Uruguay#Topography and hydrography

• Uruguay#Geography