Iguazu River information

Iguazú
Iguaçu, Iguazu rio, Iguassu
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	Curitiba; Campo Largo; Foz do Iguaçu;
Physical characteristics
Source	Serra do Mar
• location	Near Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
• coordinates	25°23′30″S 49°00′11″W / 25.39167°S 49.00306°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 / 25.59250°S 54.59167°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

The Iguazu River (Portuguese: Rio Iguaçu^[2] [ˈʁi.u iɡwaˈsu], Spanish: Río Iguazú [ˈri.o iɣwaˈsu]),^[3] also called Rio Iguassu,^[4] 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).^[5]

^ GNS coordinates adjusted using Google Maps and GeoLocator
^ Rio Iguaçu at GEOnet Names Server
^ Río Iguazú at GEOnet Names Server
^ Rio Iguassu at GEOnet Names Server
^ Varis, Olli; Tortajada, Cecilia; Biswas, Asit K. (2008). Management of Transboundary Rivers and Lakes. Springer. p. 271. ISBN 978-3-540-74926-4.

[1] GNS coordinates adjusted using Google Maps and GeoLocator

[2] Rio Iguaçu at GEOnet Names Server

[3] Río Iguazú at GEOnet Names Server

[4] Rio Iguassu at GEOnet Names Server

[varis-5] Varis, Olli; Tortajada, Cecilia; Biswas, Asit K. (2008). Management of Transboundary Rivers and Lakes. Springer. p. 271. ISBN 978-3-540-74926-4.

Iguazu River information

and 13 Related for: Iguazu River information

Iguazu River

Iguazu Falls

List of rivers of Brazil

Borders of Brazil

List of rivers of Argentina

Jangada River

List of international river borders

Misiones Province

Passa Una River

Belo River

List of tallest dams

Crenicichla tuca

Crenicichla tapii