Paraguay River

Paraguay River Rio Paraguai, Río Paraguay
View of Paraguay River near Asunción
Map of the Río de la Plata Basin, showing the Paraguay River in highlight.
Location
Countries	Paraguay Brazil Argentina Bolivia
Physical characteristics
Source
- location	Parecis plateau, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Mouth	Paraná River
- location	Argentina, Paraguay
- coordinates	27°18′S 58°38′W[1]
- elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Length	2,695 km (1,675 mi)[2]
Basin size	1,120,154 km^2 (432,494 sq mi)[5] 1,095,000 km^2 (423,000 sq mi)[6]
Discharge
- location	Confluence of Parana
- average	5,493.005 m^3/s (193,983.6 cu ft/s)[3] 4,550 m^3/s (161,000 cu ft/s) 189 km^3/a (6,000 m^3/s)[4]
Discharge
- location	Puerto Bermejo
- average	(Period of data: 1971-2010)4,696 m^3/s (165,800 cu ft/s)[5]
Basin features
Tributaries
- left	Rio Negro, Miranda River, Cuiabá River, Apa River, Tebicuary River
- right	Jauru River, Pilcomayo River, Bermejo River

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 miles) long.^[2] It starts in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It ends when it joins the Paraná River north of Corrientes. The biggest city on the river is Asunción, the capital city of Paraguay, which is located at its meeting with the Putumayo River.

References

1. Río Paraguay at GEOnet Names Server
2. Varis, Olli; Tortajada, Cecilia; Biswas, Asit K. (2008). Management of Transboundary Rivers and Lakes. Springer. p. 271. ISBN 9783540749264.
3. "Rivers Network". 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
4. "Transboundary River Basin Overview – La Plata" (PDF).
5. "Balance hídrico en la Cuenca del Plata". Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
6. Pantanal and the Upper Paraguay Basin, Paraguay river basin response to seasonal rainfall