List of tributaries of the Río de la Plata

Map showing the Río de la Plata drainage basin and major tributaries

This is a list of tributaries of the Río de la Plata, or rivers of the La Plata Basin. Tributaries and sub-tributaries are hierarchically listed in order from the mouth of the Río de la Plata upriver. The terms "right" and "left" indicate on which side of the main stem river a tributary is located, from the perspective of looking downriver, following standard river bank terminology usage. Countries are identified in abbreviated form: AR for Argentina, UY for Uruguay, PY or PA for Paraguay, BR for Brazil, and BO for Bolivia. Major dams are also noted.





References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 GNS coordinates adjusted using Google Maps and GeoLocator
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Coords from GNS
  3. ↑ Río Paraná Guazú at GEOnet Names Server (main distributary)
  4. ↑ Santa Catarina State Road Map, Ministério dos Transportes
  5. 1 2 Mato Grosso do Sul State Road Map, Brazil 2001, Ministério dos Transportes
  6. ↑ São Paulo State Road Map, Brazil 2001, Ministério dos Transportes