The Guayquiraró River ( Spanish, Río Guayquiraró) is a river in the Mesopotamic northeastern region of

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. It is born in the middle section of the border between the

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of Entre Ríos and Corrientes, fed from several streams on its right-hand basin. It flows west along the interprovincial border for about , then emptying into the

Paraná River The Paraná River ( ; ; ) is a river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina for some ."Parana River". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. ...

, at a

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of about AMSL. The river's

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covers an area of , and its mean annual flow is .

References

* Secretaría de Minería de la Nación
Provincia de Corrientes - Recursos hídricos
Rivers of Argentina Rivers of Corrientes Province Rivers of Entre Ríos Province Tributaries of the Paraná River {{Argentina-river-stub

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