Río Verde (
Spanish for "green river") is a river of
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 ...
which flows along the
Chaco region. It is a tributary of the
Paraguay River
The Paraguay River (Río Paraguay in Spanish, Rio Paraguai in Portuguese, Ysyry Paraguái in Guarani) is a major river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. It flows about from its headwaters in ...
. During the
Paraguayan War, Paraguay's borders with
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
were considered to be drawn using this river as reference. Due to president
Rutherford B. Hayes' influence, however, the borders were instead drawn at
Pilcomayo River
Pilcomayo (in Hispanicized spelling) (Quechua Pillkumayu or Pillku Mayu, ''pillku'' red, ''mayu'' river, "red river", Guarani Ysyry Araguay ) is a river in central South America. At long, it is the longest western tributary of the Paraguay River ...
.
See also
*
List of rivers of Paraguay
This is a list of rivers in Paraguay.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
La Plata Basin
* Paraná River
** Paraguay River
*** Tebicuary River
*** Pil ...
References
*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
GEOnet Names Server
Rivers of Paraguay
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