Iguazu River

Iguazú Iguaçu, Iguazu rio, Iguassu
The river directly above Iguazu Falls
Map of the Rio de la Plata Basin, showing the Iguazu River joining the Paraná River north of the upper Uruguay River
Location
Countries	Brazil and Argentina
Cities	Curitiba Campo Largo Foz do Iguaçu
Physical characteristics
Source	Serra do Mar
• location	Near Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
• coordinates	25°23′30″S 49°00′11″W / 25.39167°S 49.00306°W / -25.39167; -49.00306
• elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Mouth	Paraná River
• location	Foz do Iguaçu, Misiones Province and Paraná, border between Argentina and Brazil
• coordinates	25°35′33″S 54°35′30″W / 25.59250°S 54.59167°W / -25.59250; -54.59167[1]
• elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Length	1,320 km (820 mi)[2]
Basin size	62,000 km2 (24,000 sq mi)[2] 67,537.3 km2 (26,076.3 sq mi)[3]
Discharge
• location	Foz do Iguaçu (near mouth)
• average	(Period: 1971–2000)1,835.9 m3/s (64,830 cu ft/s)[3]
Discharge
• location	Iguazu Falls
• average	1,746 m3/s (61,700 cu ft/s)
• minimum	200 m3/s (7,100 cu ft/s)
• maximum	12,799 m3/s (452,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Paraná → Río de la Plata → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Río de la Plata
Tributaries
• left	Rio Negro (Iguazu), Rio Xopim
• right	Rio de Areia

The Iguazu River (Portuguese: Rio Iguaçu^[4] [ˈʁi.u iɡwaˈsu], Spanish: Río Iguazú [ˈri.o iɣwaˈsu]),^[5] also called Rio Iguassu,^[6] (from the Guaraní í Guazú, literally "Big Water")^[7] is a river in Brazil and Argentina. It is an important tributary of the Paraná River. The Iguazu River is 1,320 kilometres (820 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 62,000 km² (24,000 sq mi).^[2]