{{Short description|Brazilian and Uruguayan river}} {{refimprove|date=April 2024}}{{expand Spanish|topic=geo}} [[File:Río Branco.JPG|thumb|350px|The [[Baron of Mauá International Bridge]] over the Jaguarão river, border between Uruguay and Brazil]]
The '''Jaguarão''' or '''Yaguarón River''' ({{langx|pt|Rio Jaguarão}}, {{langx|es|Río Yaguarón}}) is a Brazilian and [[Uruguay]]an river.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.colibri.udelar.edu.uy/jspui/handle/20.500.12008/22125 | title=Alternativas para el control de la erosión en la margen derecha del río Yaguarón, ciudad de Río Branco | date=2019 | last1=Olazábal | first1=Luciana | last2=Rocío | first2=Gonzalo }}</ref> It forms the border between [[Uruguay]] and [[Rio Grande do Sul]] state in southernmost [[Brazil]].
The river originates in [[Serras de Sudeste]] (Southeastern Mountain Ranges) and flows east to empty into [[Lagoa Mirim]] ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]) / [[Laguna Merín]] ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]), which is a large coastal lagoon, which is indirectly connected to the [[Atlantic Ocean]].
== Navigability ==
The river is navigable as far up as the town of [[Jaguarão]]. Regarding its navigability, vessels sailing on the nearby [[Mirim Lagoon]] are by treaty under Brazilian jurisdiction.
== See also ==
* [[Geography of Uruguay#Topography and hydrography]] * [[1851 Boundary Treaty (Brazil–Uruguay)]] * [[Battle of Jaguarão]]
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