Paraná River

The Paraná River is a river in south Central South America. It goes through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. It is 4,880 kilometres (3,030 mi) long. It is second in length only to the Amazon River among South American rivers. The name Paraná is a shortened form of the phrase "para rehe onáva". It is a Tupi word that means "like the sea".

Paraná River
Mouth	Rio de la Plata
Length	4,880 km (3,030 mi)
Mouth elevation	0 m (0 ft)
River system	Río de la Plata

It starts where the Paranaiba and Grande rivers join in southern Brazil. It joins the Paraguay River and continues south, where it merges with Uruguay River, before flowing into the Atlantic Ocean.

The surubí and the sábalo are fished on the river.

There are many dams along the river. The Yacyretá and Itaipu are used for hydroelectric power.

Paraná River Media

• Paraná River source at the border of the states of São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul and Minas Gerais, in Brazil.

• Confluence of the Iguazu and Parana rivers, Puerto Iguazu, Misiones, Argentina, 6th. Jan. 2011 - Flickr - PhillipC.jpg

  Confluence of the Iguazu and Parana rivers. The Triple frontier is a bit further in the background center: On the left is Paraguay, on the right Brazil, taken from Argentina.

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  Sunrise over the Paraná River at San Cosme y Damián Dunes, Paraguay

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  Container ship, traveling downstream by the city of Ramallo, Argentina

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  The Rosario-Victoria Bridge

• Paraná River Floodplain, Northern Argentina.jpg

  Astronaut's photo showing a 29-kilometre (18 mi) stretch of the Paraná, just downstream from Goya, Argentina

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  Parana river in Posadas, Argentina

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  The sun rising over the Paraná River, from northeast of Rosario, Argentina

• Map of the Rio de la Plata Basin showing the Paraná River and its major tributaries