Aguas Corrientes

Aguas Corrientes
Town
The old water purification plant.
Aguas Corrientes
Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 34°31′18″S 56°23′36″W / 34.52167°S 56.39333°W / -34.52167; -56.39333
Country Uruguay
DepartmentCanelones Department
Population
 (2011)
  Total
1,047
Time zoneUTC -3
Postal code
90701
Dial plan+598 433 (+5 digits)

Aguas Corrientes is a small town in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. Its name (running waters) is derived from the installations of pumping, filtration and purification of water from the Santa Lucía River, which is the largest in the country, supplying drinking water to the departments of Montevideo and Canelones.

Aguas Corrientes is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs.