Paraguay River
| Paraguay River Rio Paraguai, Río Paraguay | |
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View of Paraguay River near Antequera, Paraguay | |
Map of the Paraná River Basin, showing the Paraguay River in highlight. | |
| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Parecis Plateau |
| • location | Alto Paraguai, Brazil |
| • coordinates | 14°37′37″S 56°30′07″W / 14.627°S 56.502°W |
| • elevation | 434 m (1,424 ft) |
| Mouth | Paraná River |
• location | Argentina, Paraguay |
• coordinates | 27°18′S 58°38′W / 27.300°S 58.633°W |
• elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Length | 2,621 km (1,629 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,120,154 km2 (432,494 mi2) 1,095,000 km2 (423,000 mi2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Confluence of Parana |
| • average | 5,493.005 m3/s (193,983.6 cu ft/s)
4,550 m3/s (161,000 cu ft/s) 189 km3/a (6,000 m3/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Puerto Bermejo |
| • average | (Period of data: 1971–2010)4,696 m3/s (165,800 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Paraná River → Río de la Plata → Atlantic Ocean |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Rio Negro, Miranda River, Cuiabá River, Apa River, Tebicuary River |
| • right | Jauru River, Pilcomayo River, Bermejo River |
The Paraguay River (Ysyry Paraguái in Guarani, Rio Paraguai in Portuguese, Río Paraguay in Spanish) is a major river in south-central South America, running through Brazil and Paraguay and forming parts of the Paraguay-Argentina, Brazil-Bolivia, and Brazil-Paraguay borders. It flows about 2,621 kilometres (1,629 mi) from its headwaters in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso to its confluence with the Paraná River north of Corrientes and Resistencia.