The Acaray River ( Guarani Akaray) is a river in eastern

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

. It is born in the Cordillera de Caaguazú, and is joined by the Yguazú and Itakyry rivers later on. The river flows through the Caaguazú and

Alto Paraná Department Alto Paraná (; ''Upper Paraná'') is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Ciudad del Este (formerly known as Puerto Presidente Stroessner, originally Puerto Flor de Lis). The Alto Paraná department has experienced tremendous economic and ...

s, and joins the

Paraná River The Paraná River ( es, Río Paraná, links=no , pt, Rio Paraná, gn, Ysyry Parana) is a river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina for some ."Parana River". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Br ...

in an area between

Ciudad del Este Ciudad del Este (, Spanish for Eastern City; often shortered as CDE) is the second-largest city in Paraguay and capital of the Alto Paraná Department, situated on the Paraná River. It is located 327 km from Asunción, the capital, and is a ...

and Hernadarias, which was later modified for the construction of the

Acaray Dam The Acaray Dam is a hydroelectric dam situated in Hernandarias, Paraguay. It has an electrical output of , supplying 3% of Paraguay's electricity demand. HVDC-back-to-back station The power plant's switchyard has a HVDC back-to-back station ...

. One of its main tributaries is the Yguazú River, which also has its own dam: the Yguazú Dam.

References

*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
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* Rivers of Paraguay Tributaries of the Paraná River {{Paraguay-river-stub

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