The Urugua-í River ( es, Arroyo Urugua-í) is a river in the
Misiones Province of Argentina. It is a tributary of 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 ...
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Course
The Urugua-í River, also called the Marambas or Grande River, has a length of about , including the reservoir formed by the
Urugua-í Dam.
Tributaries include the Sarita River, Arroyo de las Cabeceras and Uruzú River.
The Urugua-í River flows through the southern part of the
Urugua-í Provincial Park
The Urugua-í Provincial Park ( es, Parque Provincial Urugua-í) is a Provincial park in the Misiones Province in the northeast of Argentina.
It protects an area of Alto Paraná Atlantic forests in the upper basin of the Urugua-í River.
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in a southeast – northwest direction and is impounded by the Urugua-í Dam to the west of the park.
The park was created in part to compensate for the flooding of of the lower Urugua-í River basin caused by construction of the dam.
See also
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List of rivers of Argentina
References
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Rivers of Argentina
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