Uruguay River

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The Uruguay River is a major South American waterway that forms part of the border between Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay before joining the Paraná River to create the Río de la Plata estuary.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international river
river
basinCountry Argentina
Brazil
Uruguay
confluenceWith Paraná River
continent South America
country Argentina
Brazil
Uruguay
drainageBasinArea approximately 365000 km²
flowsAlong border of Argentina and Uruguay
border of Rio Grande do Sul and Argentina
flowsDirection generally southward
flowsThrough Corrientes
surface form: Corrientes Province

Entre Ríos Province
Misiones Province
Rio Grande do Sul
forms Río de la Plata
surface form: Río de la Plata estuary
formsBorderBetween Argentina and Brazil
Argentina and Uruguay
Brazil and Uruguay
hasCityOnBank Concordia
Fray Bentos
Gualeguaychú
Paysandú
Salto
hasDam Foz do Chapecó Dam
Itá Dam
Salto Grande Dam
languageOfName Portuguese
Spanish
length approximately 1838 km
majorTributary Pelotas River
surface form: Canoas River

Ibicuí River
Ijuí River
Negro River (Paraguay)
surface form: Negro River (Uruguay)

Pelotas River
mouth Río de la Plata
mouthLocation near Buenos Aires
near Montevideo
nameInPortuguese Uruguay River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rio Uruguai
nameInSpanish Uruguay River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Río Uruguay
partOf La Plata Basin
surface form: Río de la Plata Basin
sourceCountry Brazil
sourceLocation Brazilian Highlands
surface form: Serra do Mar
sourceRegion southern Brazil
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
inland navigation
irrigation

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Northeastern Argentina majorRiver Uruguay River
Northeastern Argentina hasBorderAlong Uruguay River
Cisplatina Province locatedOn Uruguay River
Provincia Oriental borders Uruguay River
Entre Ríos bordersRiver Uruguay River