Uruguay River
| Uruguay River | ||
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| Data | ||
| location | South America , Brazil , Argentina , Uruguay | |
| River system | Río de la Plata | |
| Drain over | Río de la Plata → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | Serra Geral (Brazil) | |
| Source height | 1800 m | |
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Río de la Plata Coordinates: 33 ° 56 ′ 45 " S , 58 ° 24 ′ 34" W 33 ° 56 ′ 45 " S , 58 ° 24 ′ 34" W.
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| length | 1816 km | |
| Catchment area | 365,000 km² | |
| Drain |
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5500 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Río Negro | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Embalse Salto Grande | |
| Big cities | Uruguaiana | |
| Medium-sized cities | Fray Bentos | |
| Navigable | to Paysandú | |
| Map of the Rio Uruguay | ||
 Salto Yucumã, waterfalls of the Rio Uruguay |
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The Río Uruguay ( Portuguese Rio Uruguai ) is a river in South America that forms the Río de la Plata together with the Paraná .
The name means something like river of the colorful bird . It is 1816 km long and has its source in the south of the Brazilian mountains , in the state of Santa Catarina . In parts it forms the border between Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul , then it forms the state border between Argentina and Brazil . A little further upstream from El Soberbio is the 2 km long Salto Yucumã waterfall . This is unique in the world and runs parallel to the river. The last 300 km the Uruguay forms the state border between Argentina and the state of Uruguay , which derives its name from the location on this river (Republic of East Uruguay). On this last section there are a total of 13 fortresses built in the 19th century on the Uruguayan side in connection with the country's independence struggles. After restoration, some of these are now used as a museum.
The Río Uruguay is navigable as far as Paysandú , which is significantly less than its "twin river" Paraná , as it has many more rapids . The catchment area is 365,000 km².
See also
literature
- Evoy Zaniboni Filho, Uwe H. Schulz: Migratory Fshes of the Uruguay River. In: Joachim Carsolfeld (Ed.): Migratory Fishes of South America: Biology, Fisheries and Conservation Status . International Development Research Center (Canada) (World Bank), 2003, ISBN 0-9683958-2-1 , pp. 157-194 ( excerpt (Google) )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ On the Rio de la Plata: Uruguay. on: reiserat.de