List of rivers of Mendoza Province
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This is a list of rivers that are part of the Mendoza Province
of Argentina
. All rivers born on the area of the Andes
range, except the Desaguadero River
mainly located in the provinces of San Juan
, San Luis
and Mendoza in the Argentine
region
called Cuyo
.
Mendoza Province
The Province of Mendoza is a province of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders to the north with San Juan, the south with La Pampa and Neuquén, the east with San Luis, and to the west with the republic of Chile; the international limit is...
of Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. All rivers born on the area of the Andes
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
range, except the Desaguadero River
Desaguadero River
The Desaguadero River is the general name of a river in western Argentina that receives a number of different names on its path of 1,515 kilometres, with its most important section named Desaguadero proper.-Spring:...
mainly located in the provinces of San Juan
San Juan Province (Argentina)
San Juan is a province of Argentina, located in the western part of the country. Neighbouring provinces are, moving clockwise from the north, La Rioja, San Luis and Mendoza. It borders with Chile at the west....
, San Luis
San Luis Province
San Luis is a province of Argentina located near the geographical center of the country . Neighboring provinces are, from the north clockwise, La Rioja, Córdoba, La Pampa, Mendoza and San Juan.-History:...
and Mendoza in the Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
region
Region
Region is most commonly found as a term used in terrestrial and astrophysics sciences also an area, notably among the different sub-disciplines of geography, studied by regional geographers. Regions consist of subregions that contain clusters of like areas that are distinctive by their uniformity...
called Cuyo
Cuyo (Argentina)
Cuyo is the name given to the wine-producing, mountainous area of central-west Argentina. Historically it comprised the provinces of San Juan, San Luis and Mendoza. The term New Cuyo is a modern one, which indicates both Cuyo proper and the province of La Rioja...
.
Rivers by alphabetical order
- Atuel RiverAtuel RiverThe Atuel River is a river located mainly in the south of the Argentine province of Mendoza, with its last part in La Pampa. It is a tributary of the Desaguadero River....
- Barrancas RiverBarrancas RiverThe Barrancas River is a river in western Argentina. Traveling eastward from the Andes range, it separates the Argentine provinces of Mendoza and Neuquén. Joining the Río Grande, it merges into the Colorado, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean.-References:...
- Blanco RiverBlanco River (Argentina)-References:* Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.*...
- Chico RiverChico River-References:*...
- Cobre RiverCobre River-References:* Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.*CIA map, 1995....
- Colorado RiverColorado River (Argentina)The Colorado River is a river in the south of Argentina.The Colorado river marks most of the political limit between the provinces of Neuquén and Mendoza, and between Rio Negro and La Pampa...
- De las Vacas River
- Desaguadero River (also known as Salado River in the southern zone)
- Diamante RiverDiamante RiverThe Diamante River is a river in the Argentine province of Mendoza. It is born from glaciers on the Maipo, a volcano in the Andes range in the Argentine–Chilean border, and flows east until emptying in the Desaguadero River...
- Grande RiverGrande River (Argentina)The Grande River is a river located in Malargüe Department to the south of Mendoza Province, Argentina. It arises in the confluence of the rivers Cobre and Tordillo on the Andes range near Chile and ends at the Colorado River in the Neuquén Province border. Its total length is 275 km...
- Horcones RiverHorcones RiverThe Horcones River is a river of Argentina. It is a tributary of the Salado River.-References:* Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993....
- Las Cuevas River
- Las Tunas River
- Malargüe RiverMalargüe RiverThe Malargüe River is a river located in the southern zone of the Mendoza Province, in the west of Argentina. It originates in the Malargüe lagoon in the Andes range, at 2,500 m above mean sea level, flows into the Malargüe Department and ends in the Llancanelo Lagoon, being its main...
- Mendoza RiverMendoza RiverThe Mendoza River is a river in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. It is formed in the Andes range between the Aconcagua and the Tupungato, by the confluence of the Vacas, the Cuevas and the Tupungato Rivers, the last being its major tributary....
- Montañez River
- Pabellón River
- Picheuta River
- Potimalal River
- Relinchos River
- San Carlos River
- Tordillo River
- Tunuyán RiverTunuyán RiverThe Tunuyán River is a river in the Argentine province of Mendoza. It is born in Mount Tupungato, in the Andes range, and flows initially to the northeast, passing by the city of Tunuyán. It is then dammed by the El Carrizal Dam, after which it turns east-southeast passing near the cities of...
- Tupungato RiverTupungato RiverThe Tupungato River is a river located in the western zone of the Mendoza Province called Uco Valley , flows in Luján de Cuyo and Tupungato departments, to the west of Argentina. It arises on the Del Plomo and Del Juncal glaciers in the north of the Tupungato Mountain and ends at the Mendoza River...
- Uspallata River
- Valenzuela River