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18-569: The headwaters of the Santa Lucía River are in the Lavalleja department. For a large part of its course it forms the limit between the departments of Florida and San José on one bank and Canelones and Montevideo on the other. Its outlet is the Río de la Plata , forming a small delta, in which Tiger Island is located. It is the principal watercourse of southern Uruguay . It is

36-478: A natural border with Brazil . These streams, from north to south, are: Arroyo Gutiérrez, Arroyo de los Molles, Arroyo de los Chanchos, Arroyo Polanco, Arroyo Barriga Negra, Arroyo Tapes Grande, Arroyo Marmarajá and finally Arroyo Aiguá, which forms most of the east border of the department. In the south of the department, flowing from east to west is Santa Lucía River with its tributaries, Arroyo del Soldato, Arroyo Campanero Grande and Arroyo Verdún. Another stream in

54-506: A new department named Lavalleja, being rejected afterwards. Most of the north border of the department is formed by the Olimar Chico River and Olimar Grande River . Most of the middle and north part of the department is crossed by many streams, flowing from northwest and south directions towards the northeast of the department, all being tributaries of Río Cebollati, which flows to the northeast and discharges into Lake Merín ,

72-460: A river in Uruguay is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lavalleja Department Lavalleja ( Spanish pronunciation: [laβaˈʝexa] ; locally [laβaˈʒexa, -ʃexa] ) is a department of Uruguay . Its capital is Minas . It is located in the southeast of the country, bordered to the north by the department of Treinta y Tres to the east with Rocha , to

90-719: Is a large estuarine lagoon which extends from southern Rio Grande do Sul state in Brazil into eastern Uruguay . Lagoa Mirim is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a sandy, partially barren isthmus . The Jaguarão/Yaguarón , Tacuarí and Cebollatí Rivers empty into Lagoon Mirim, while the São Gonçalo Channel connects it with Lagoa dos Patos to the north. Lagoon Mirim is about 174 kilometres (108 mi) long by 10 to 35 km (6 to 22 mi) wide and 3,750 km (1,450 sq mi) in area. It

108-403: Is also a pilgrimage sanctuary). A bit further to the north is the hill Cerro Espuelitas. At the 2011 census, Lavalleja Department had a population of 58,815 (28,793 male and 30,022 female) and 27,644 households. Demographic data for Florida Department in 2010: 2010 Data Source: According to the 2011 census, Lavalleja department has a rural population of 6,070. National Route 8 joins

126-581: Is more irregular in outline than its larger neighbor to the north, Lagoa dos Patos , and discharges into the latter through São Gonçalo Channel , which is navigable by small boats. Lagoa Mirim has no direct connection to the Atlantic, but the Rio Grande, a tidal channel about 39 km (24 mi) long which connects Lagoon dos Patos to the Atlantic, affords an entrance to the navigable inland waters of both lagoons and several small ports. Both lagoons are

144-489: Is part of an important agricultural zone in Uruguay producing maize and corn. Because of its location in an important agricultural zone in the South of Uruguay, nutrient runoff and eutrophication is common due to intensive agriculture. A 2008-2009 study found phosphorus and nitrogen pollution exceeding both local and international standards and causing algae blooms . Additionally, a 2022 paper found that herbicide use in

162-498: The settlement hierarchy of the village of Minas to be a town and to change the department's name to Lavalleja. The first was approved. From then, and until December 26, 1927, when the name was changed to Lavalleja, widespread debates about the matter were held. There was political will to designate a department under the name of the head of the Liberation Crusade , but not at the expense of Minas, even considering creating

180-849: The Atlantic Ocean. The Jaguarão/Yaguarón River , which forms part of the Brazil-Uruguay boundary line, empties into Lagoon Mirim, and is navigable 42 km (26 mi) up to and beyond the twin towns of Jaguarão (Brazil) and Rio Branco (Uruguay). On the Uruguayan side apart from the Yaguarón River, the Cebollatí River and the Tacuarí River empty into the Lagoon Mirim. The amount of water received by

198-549: The basin further amplified the eutrophication. Since a 2013 algea bloom, the Canelones Department and national government have been encouraging dairy farmers and other animal agriculture rpdoucers to improve their effluent management from animal operations, including settling basins and other waste management practices. 34°47′10″S 56°21′30″W  /  34.78611°S 56.35833°W  / -34.78611; -56.35833 This article related to

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216-468: The department with Montevideo via Canelones Department , with Minas being 118 kilometres (73 mi) to its northeast. Route 8 crosses the department in a northeast direction, joining it with Treinta y Tres , capital of the homonymous department and Melo capital of Cerro Largo Department . Route 14 , which crosses the country in a west-to-east direction, passes through the north of the department, joining it with Mercedes , Trinidad and Durazno to

234-408: The lagoon is greater from the Uruguayan side. [REDACTED]   This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain :  Lamoureux, Andrew Jackson (1911). " Brazil ". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 439–442. This geographical article relating to Rio Grande do Sul

252-409: The primary source of drinking water for Montevideo and other localities in the south of the country, in 2017 serving over 60% population of Uruguay with drinking water. A harmful algae bloom in 2013, that changed the flavor and odour of the drinking water trigger public concern about water quality, resulting in a government action plan to track the quality and try to clean up the water body. The river

270-401: The remains of an ancient depression in the coastline shut in by sand beaches built up by the combined action of wind and oceanic currents . They are at the same level as the ocean, but their waters are affected by the tides and are brackish only a short distance above the Rio Grande outlet. The Taim Ecological Station lies to the east of the lagoon, in the narrow land strip between it and

288-478: The south is Arroyo Solís Grande, which forms part of the natural border with Canelones Department and flows south discharging into the Río de la Plata near Gregorio Aznárez . The south part of the Cuchilla Grande hillrange crosses the department from the south to northwest. In the south and near Minas, there are two important tourist attractions, the hills of Cerro Arequita and Cerro Verdún (which

306-480: The south with Canelones and Maldonado , and to the west to Florida . The department is named in honor of Brigadier Juan Antonio Lavalleja , who had distinguished military and political action in the country's independence. The department was created on June 16, 1837, with part of Cerro Largo and Maldonado departments. It was first named as Minas. In March 1888, it was asked that the Chamber of Deputies raised

324-673: The west and the Atlantic coast to the east. Route 14 joins the town José Batlle y Ordóñez with the city José Pedro Varela in the department. The railroad track Montevideo-Minas is active only for cargo trains of the Línea Minas. Another track, following the path of Route 14 through the department, is active for cargo trains from Montevideo of the Línea Río Branco, which continues into Brazil. Lagoa Mirim Lagoon Mirim (Portuguese, pronounced [miˈɾĩ] ) or Merín (Spanish, pronounced [meˈɾin] )

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