Paraguay River
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| Paraguay River | |
| Rio Paraguay, Río Paraguay | |
| River | |
 View of Paraguay River near Asunción
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| Countries | Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia |
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| Tributaries | |
| - left | Negro River, Miranda River, Apa River |
| - right | Jauru River, Pilcomayo River, Bermejo River |
| Mouth | Paraná River |
| - elevation | 50 m (164 ft) |
| - coordinates | 27°18′S 58°38′W / 27.3°S 58.633°W [1] |
| Length | 2,621 km (1,629 mi) [2] |
| Basin | 365,592 km² (141,156 sq mi) [2] |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 2,700 m³/s (95,000 cu ft/s) [2] |
 Map of the Rio de la Plata Basin, showing the Paraguay River joining the Paraná River near Resistencia and Corrientes, south of Asunción.
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The Paraguay River is a major river in south central South America. It goes through Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. It is about 2,621 kilometres (1,629 mi) long.[2] It starts in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It ends when it joins the Paraná River north of Corrientes.
References [change]
- ↑ Río Paraguay at GEOnet Names Server
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Varis, Olli; Tortajada, Cecilia; Biswas, Asit K. (2008). Management of Transboundary Rivers and Lakes. Springer. p. 271. ISBN 9783540749264. http://books.google.com/books?id=Z3ilzosWx4wC&pg=PA271.
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