{{Short description|River in southern Brazil}} [[File:Riodelaplatabasinmap.png|thumb|right|300px|Map of the La Plata Basin, showing the Pelotas River joining the Canoas River to form the Uruguay River.]] [[File:Rio Pelotas - panoramio.jpg|right|thumb|Near Vacaria]] The '''Pelotas River''' ({{langx|pt|Rio Pelotas}}<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA8840C3893774E0440003BA962ED3|Rio Pelotas}}</ref> {{IPA|pt|ˈʁi.u peˈlɔtɐs|}}) is a river in southern Brazil, and a tributary of the Uruguay River.
The river originates in the Serra Geral at Alto do Bispo and flows northeast for {{convert|450|km|mi}} before meeting the Canoas River, forming the Uruguay River. It forms the border between Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina states.
The river is dammed by the Machadinho and Barra Grande Dams.
==See also== * List of rivers of Santa Catarina
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==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://archive.today/20070310223841/http://www.waterconserve.info/articles/reader.asp?linkid=37705 Brazil: An Explosive Situation Against Dams]
{{commons category|Rio Pelotas}} Category:Rivers of Rio Grande do Sul Category:Rivers of Santa Catarina (state) Category:Tributaries of the Uruguay River
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