Kind:
Inland
Driving areas:
🇦🇷 Argentina🌊 Atlantic Ocean🇧🇷 Brazil🇺🇾 Uruguay
Length:
1276.7 km¹, 1840 km official total length
¹River kilometers or bank length recorded in NavShip, including river arms and harbor entrances.
Availability:
Completely recorded
Recent Update: 17.06.2025²
² This date indicates when an adjustment last took place in the course of the body of water
Recorded:
Locks: 0
Harbours / marinas: 14
Bridges: 0
Berths: 0
Slipways: 1
Fuelstations: 0
Useful information:
Length: approx. 1,838 km
Course: Brazil → Argentina → Uruguay
Flows into: Río de la Plata (Atlantic Ocean)
The Río Uruguay forms a large part of the border between Argentina and Uruguay and is – alongside the Paraná – one of the most important rivers in the Río de la Plata system. Its course connects subtropical forests in the north with vast plains in the south.
Special features:
Important waterway for regional trade
Several hydroelectric power plants, including the large Salto Grande dam
Diverse flora and fauna in the river floodplains
Historically significant for the development of the border regions between Argentina and Uruguay
Route:
Request waterway overview map with symbol legend here (Link).
Information about data associated with this body of water (15 available):
Data by OpenSeaMap (c) OSM contributors, www.openseamap.org