The Acaray River (
Guarani Akaray) is a river in eastern
Paraguay
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. It is born in the Cordillera de Caaguazú, and is joined by the Yguazú and Itakyry rivers later on. The river flows through the
Caaguazú and
Alto Paraná Department
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s, and joins the
Paraná River
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in an area between
Ciudad del Este
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and
Hernadarias, which was later modified for the construction of the
Acaray Dam. One of its main tributaries is the Yguazú River, which also has its own dam: the
Yguazú Dam.
See also
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List of rivers of Paraguay
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References
*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
GEOnet Names Server*
Rivers of Paraguay
Tributaries of the Paraná River
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