La Plata Basin

From AquaPedia Case Study Database
Revision as of 16:14, 10 September 2014 by ContentBot (Talk | contribs)

(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

Jump to: navigation, search
one or more sections are empty!)
This page contains 1 or more empty sections and needs improvement! Please consider adding to it. Check the discussion page to see comments about the work requested.
sections need more detail
This page contains 1 or more sections that lack detail and need improvement! Please consider adding to it. Check the discussion page to see comments about the work requested.

La Plata Basin Facts

Basin Area: 2946980 2,946,980 km²
1,137,534.28 mi²
km2
Average Discharge: 8492652.08,492,652 m³/s
299,915,174.779 cfs
268,002.619 km³/y
m3/s
Type:watershed or basin, river or creek

Includes Riparians: Argentina; Brazil; Bolivia; Paraguay; Uruguay;
[1]
view/browse all article properties





The La Plata Basin is located in South America.



Case Studies linked to La Plata Basin


Articles linked to La Plata Basin

Riparians Water Features

Located in this basin- Bolivia
Located in this basin- Argentina
Located in this basin- Paraguay
Located in this basin- Brazil
Located in this basin- Uruguay

Other - Argentina
Other - Brazil
Other - Bolivia
Other - Paraguay
Other - Uruguay




Projects and Initiatives Agreements and Treaties








Facts about Included Riparians

RiparianPopulation in BasinArea within Basin in sq. kmIrrigated Lands within Basin in sq kmAverage Discharge in cubic m per second
Bolivia1.43 million1,430,000 people244,643 km²94,457.19 mi²0 km²0 mi²63,378 m³/s2,238,172.946 cfs
2,000.02 km³/y
Argentina11.47 million11,470,000 people817,262 km²315,546.622 mi²16,300 km²6,293.465 mi²
Paraguay6.644 million6,644,000 people398,806 km²153,979.857 mi²8,000 km²3,088.817 mi²285,201 m³/s10,071,778.258 cfs
9,000.088 km³/y
Brazil46.214 million46,214,000 people1,375,121 km²530,937.186 mi²13,800 km²5,328.21 mi²8,080,695 m³/s285,367,050.629 cfs
255,002.492 km³/y
Uruguay0.75 million750,200 people111,148 km²42,914.483 mi²1,100 km²424.712 mi²63,378 m³/s2,238,172.946 cfs
2,000.02 km³/y
  1. ^ Oregon State University.Transboundary Freshwater Spatial Database Entry for "La Plata Basin" Accessed August 15 2014 online:http://ocid.nacse.org/tfdd/map/result.php?bcode=LPTA