Río Grande (Mendoza)
river in Mendoza Province, Agentina
Río Grande (Spanish for "great river") is a river located in Malargüe Department of southwestern Mendoza Province, Argentina. It arises in the confluence of the rivers Cobre and Tordillo on the Andes range near Chile and ends at its junction with the Barrancas River to form the Colorado River at the Neuquén Province border. Its total length is 275 kilometres (171 mi). It's the most plentiful river of Mendoza with a flow of 107 m3/s (3,800 cu ft/s).
The river is from 125 km (78 mi) of Malargüe city and its course is development through volcanic rocks cracks. Around exists untouched earth, but the local government plans to take advantage of its resources.
“Río Grande (Mendoza)” enters the record as river in Mendoza Province, Agentina. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Grande, Mendoza and river can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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