Uruguay River rises in the Sierra do Mar in the Brazilian state of Santa Catharina, and flows in a swift course west and south to form with the Paraná the Plate estuary (see LA PLATA). It separates Brazil and Uruguay from the Argentine provinces, and has a course of nearly 1000 miles. It is encumbered by numerous rapids, but it is navigable for vessels to Salto (200 miles), and above this point steamers run as far as Paso San Isidro.
Uruguay River
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 10: Swastika to Zyrianovsk and Index, p. 407
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