Uruguay River
| Uruguay River | |
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Sunset in the Uruguay River, from Misiones, Argentina | |
Map of the Uruguay River | |
| Native name |
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| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Pelotas River |
| • location | Serra Geral, Brazil |
| • elevation | 1,800 m (5,900 ft) |
| 2nd source | Canoas River |
| • location | Serra Geral, Brazil |
| Mouth | Río de la Plata |
• location | Argentina, Uruguay |
• coordinates | 34°12′S 58°18′W / 34.200°S 58.300°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 1,838 km (1,142 mi) |
| Basin size | 365,000 km2 (141,000 mi2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Nueva Palmira (near mouth) |
| • average | (Period 1971–2010)7,058 m3/s (249,300 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Concordia, Salto Grande |
| • average | (Period 1971–2010)5,725 m3/s (202,200 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Paso de los Libres |
| • average | (Period 1971–2010)4,789 m3/s (169,100 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | El Soberbio |
| • average | (Period 1971–2010)2,384 m3/s (84,200 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Río de la Plata → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Río de la Plata |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Pelotas, Inhandava, Apuaê, Passo Fundo, Rio da Várzea, Guarita, Turvo, Buricá, Ijuí, Piratini, Icamaquã, Ibicuí, Cuareim, Arapey Grande, Queguay Grande, Daymán, Negro, San Salvador |
| • right | Canoas, Peixe, Irani, Chapecó, Das Antas, Pepiri-Guazu, Arroyo Yabotí, Aguapey, Miriñay, Mocoretá, Gualeguaychú |
The Uruguay River (Spanish: Río Uruguay [ˈri.o wɾuˈɣwaj]; Portuguese: Rio Uruguai [ˈʁi.u uɾuˈɡwaj]) is a major river in South America. It flows from north to south and forms parts of the boundaries of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, separating some of the Argentine provinces of the Mesopotamia from the other two countries. It passes between the states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil; forms the eastern border of the provinces of Misiones, Corrientes and Entre Ríos in Argentina; and makes up the western borders of the departments of Artigas, Salto, Paysandú, Río Negro, Soriano and Colonia in Uruguay.