Uruguay River

Also known as Uruguay

river in South America

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The Uruguay River is a major waterway in South America that flows through and borders several countries in the region. It is important for transportation, trade, and as a source of water and hydroelectric power for the areas it serves.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: transboundary river
Country: Argentina
Located in: Argentina
Continent: South America
Elevation: 433
Image: Rio Uruguai.JPG
Length: 1790

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different from: Uruguay
Commons category: Uruguay River
mouth of the watercourse: Río de la Plata
topic's main category: Category:Uruguay River
category for the water basin: Category:Uruguay Basin
Commons gallery: Uruguay River
watershed area: 365000
drainage basin: Río de la Plata Basin
discharge: 4.622
basin country: Argentina
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
origin of the watercourse: Canoas River

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Encyclopedic overview

The Moconá Falls (also known as the Yucumã Falls), where the river passes between Argentina and Brazil, are up to 3 km wide Map of the Rio de la Plata Basin, showing the Uruguay River joining the Paraná near Buenos Aires 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.

Etymology

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Uruguay River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.