The Ivaí River (Portuguese, Rio Ivaí[4]) is a river of Paraná state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Paraná River. Its official spelling is Ivaí, with variants including Ivahy and Ival.[5]
Ivaí River | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Paraná state |
Mouth | |
• location | Paraná River |
Length | 798 km (496 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 36,587 km2 (14,126 sq mi)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | mouth |
• average | (Period: 1974-2008) 733.4 m3/s (25,900 cu ft/s)[3] |
The river basin is ecologically very degraded, with fragile and vulnerable soil. It contains the 8,716 hectares (21,540 acres) Perobas Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 2006.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Revista Brasileira de Geomorfologia RIVER".
- ^ "Revista Brasileira de Geomorfologia RIVER".
- ^ "Revista Brasileira de Geomorfologia RIVER".
- ^ Rio Ivaí at GEOnet Names Server
- ^ GEOnet Names Server
- ^ Reserva Biológica das Perobas (PDF) (in Portuguese), MMA, retrieved 2016-04-16
- ^ GNS coordinates adjusted using Google Maps, and GeoLocator