| Paraguay River Rio Paraguai, Río Paraguay | |
|---|---|
 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[1] |
• elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Length | 2,695 km (1,675 mi)[2] |
| Basin size | 1,120,154 km2 (432,494 sq mi)[3] 1,095,000 km2 (423,000 sq mi)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Confluence of Parana |
| • average | 5,493.005 m3/s (193,983.6 cu ft/s)[5]
4,550 m3/s (161,000 cu ft/s) 189 km3/a (6,000 m3/s)[6] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Puerto Bermejo |
| • average | (Period of data: 1971-2010)4,696 m3/s (165,800 cu ft/s)[3] |
| 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, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. It flows about 2,695 kilometres (1,675 mi)[2] from its headwaters in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso to its confluence with the Paraná River north of Corrientes and Resistencia.
- ^ Río Paraguay at GEOnet Names Server
- ^ a b Varis, Olli; Tortajada, Cecilia; Biswas, Asit K. (2008). Management of Transboundary Rivers and Lakes. Springer. p. 271. ISBN 978-3-540-74926-4.
- ^ a b "Balance hídrico en la Cuenca del Plata".
- ^ Pantanal and the Upper Paraguay Basin, Paraguay river basin response to seasonal rainfall
- ^ "Rivers Network". 2020.
- ^ "Transboundary River Basin Overview – La Plata" (PDF).