Iguazu River
The Iguazu River (Portuguese: Rio Iguaçu [ˈʁi.u iɡwaˈsu], Spanish: Río Iguazú [ˈri.o iɣwaˈsu]), also called Rio Iguassu, 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 square kilometres (24,000 sq mi).
| 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 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Serra do Mar |
| • location | Near Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
| • coordinates | 25°23′30″S 49°00′11″W |
| • 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 |
• elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Length | 1,320 km (820 mi), East-west |
| Basin size | 62,000 km2 (24,000 sq mi) |
| 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 | |
| River system | Paraná River basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Rio Negro (Iguazu), Rio Xopim |
| • right | Rio de Areia |
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