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Argentina is a big country in South America. It has many important rivers that flow across its land. These rivers are like the country's veins, bringing water to different regions. This article lists the main rivers of Argentina.

Argentina's Longest Rivers

Rivers are super important for people, animals, and plants. They provide water for drinking, farming, and even making electricity! Here's a list of some of the longest and most powerful rivers in Argentina.

  • Name: The name of the river.
  • Length (km): How long the river is in kilometers.
  • Discharge (m³/s): How much water flows through the river each second. This tells you how powerful the river is!
Name Length (km) Discharge ( m³/s)
Paraná River 4880 16,806
Uruguay River 1,110 5,026
Negro River 635 865
Bermejo River 1,000 339
Pilcomayo River 850 152
Colorado River 860 134
Salado River 700 88
San Juan River 500 56
Mendoza River 400 50
Chubut River 810 48
Salado del Norte River 2,000 15
Desaguadero River 1,200 14
Deseado River 615 5

Rivers by Drainage Basins

Argentina hydrographic map
A map of Argentina's river drainage basins.

A drainage basin is like a giant bowl where all the rain and snowmelt flows into one main river. Think of it as a river's "home area." This list shows rivers grouped by their drainage basin. Smaller rivers that flow into bigger ones are called tributaries and are indented below the main river's name. Rivers that were in the table above are shown in bold.

La Plata Basin

This basin is one of the largest in the world. It collects water from a huge area of South America.

* Urueña River

* Bermejito River ** Dorado River * Teuquito River * Seco River * San Francisco River ** Grande River ** Mojotoro River (also known as Lavayén River) * Pescado River ** Iruya River * Río Grande de Tarija ** Itaú River * Lipeo River

* Pilaya River (in Bolivia) ** San Juan del Oro River (in Bolivia) *** Río Grande de San Juan

Atlantic Ocean - Patagonia Rivers

These rivers flow into the Atlantic Ocean, mainly in the southern region of Patagonia.

* Tupungato River

* Blanco River

* Guenguel River

Pacific Ocean Rivers (Argentina - Chile)

These rivers start in Argentina but flow west into the Pacific Ocean, often crossing into Chile.

Interior Basins

Some rivers in Argentina don't reach the ocean. Instead, they flow into lakes or dry up in interior basins.

Rivers in Alphabetical Order

Here is a list of all the rivers mentioned, arranged in alphabetical order to help you find them easily.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Anexo:Ríos de Argentina para niños

  • Water resources management in Argentina
  • List of rivers of the Americas by coastline
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