The Jaguarão or Yaguarón River (, ) is a Brazilian and

Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...

an river. It forms the border between

and

Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, ; ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative units of Brazil#List, fifth-most populous state and the List of Brazilian s ...

state in southernmost

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. The river originates in

Serras de Sudeste Serras de Sudeste (English: ''Southeastern Mountain Ranges'') is a dissected plateau, also named Planalto Dissecado de Sudeste (''Southeastern Dissected Plateau'') or Escudo Sul-Rio-Grandense (''Shield of Rio Grande do Sul''), located in the sou ...

(Southeastern Mountain Ranges) and flows east to empty into

Lagoa Mirim Lagoon Mirim (Portuguese, ) or Merín (Spanish, ) is a large estuarine lagoon which extends from southern Rio Grande do Sul state in Brazil into eastern Uruguay. Lagoa Mirim is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a sandy, partially barren isthm ...

(

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) /

Laguna Merín Lagoon Mirim (Portuguese, ) or Merín (Spanish, ) is a large estuarine lagoon which extends from southern Rio Grande do Sul state in Brazil into eastern Uruguay. Lagoa Mirim is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a sandy, partially barren isthmu ...

(

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), which is a large coastal lagoon, which is indirectly connected to the

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Navigability

The river is navigable as far up as the town of

Jaguarão Jaguarão () is a municipality in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul located on the shores of the Jaguarão River, bordering Uruguay. It lies a short distance inland from the Mirim Lagoon. Geographical and historical proximity ...

. Regarding its navigability, vessels sailing on the nearby

Mirim Lagoon Lagoon Mirim (Portuguese, ) or Merín (Spanish, ) is a large estuarine lagoon which extends from southern Rio Grande do Sul state in Brazil into eastern Uruguay. Lagoa Mirim is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a sandy, partially barren isthmu ...

are by treaty under Brazilian jurisdiction.

References

Rivers of Rio Grande do Sul Rivers of Uruguay Brazil–Uruguay border International rivers of South America Jaguarão Rivers of Cerro Largo Department {{CerroLargo-geo-stub it:Yaguarón zh:亞瓜龍河

Navigability

See also

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