La Plata Basin

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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;

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The La Plata Basin is located in South America.

Case Studies linked to La Plata Basin

• Pollution in the Pilcomayo: Mining and Indigenous Communities

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

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Facts about Included Riparians

Riparian	Population in Basin	Area within Basin in sq. km	Irrigated Lands within Basin in sq km	Average Discharge in cubic m per second
Bolivia	1.43 million1,430,000 people	244,643 km²94,457.19 mi²	0 km²0 mi²	63,378 m³/s2,238,172.946 cfs 2,000.02 km³/y
Argentina	11.47 million11,470,000 people	817,262 km²315,546.622 mi²	16,300 km²6,293.465 mi²
Paraguay	6.644 million6,644,000 people	398,806 km²153,979.857 mi²	8,000 km²3,088.817 mi²	285,201 m³/s10,071,778.258 cfs 9,000.088 km³/y
Brazil	46.214 million46,214,000 people	1,375,121 km²530,937.186 mi²	13,800 km²5,328.21 mi²	8,080,695 m³/s285,367,050.629 cfs 255,002.492 km³/y
Uruguay	0.75 million750,200 people	111,148 km²42,914.483 mi²	1,100 km²424.712 mi²	63,378 m³/s2,238,172.946 cfs 2,000.02 km³/y