Ivaí River
Ivaí River is located in Brazil
Ivaí River
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationParaná state
Mouth 
 • location
Paraná River
Length798 km (496 mi)[1]
Basin size36,587 km2 (14,126 sq mi)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationmouth
 • average(Period: 1974-2008) 733.4 m3/s (25,900 cu ft/s)[3]

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]

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

23°18′17″S 53°41′49″W / 23.30472°S 53.69694°W / -23.30472; -53.69694[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Revista Brasileira de Geomorfologia RIVER".
  2. ↑ "Revista Brasileira de Geomorfologia RIVER".
  3. ↑ "Revista Brasileira de Geomorfologia RIVER".
  4. ↑ Rio Ivaí at GEOnet Names Server
  5. ↑ GEOnet Names Server
  6. ↑ Reserva Biológica das Perobas (PDF) (in Portuguese), MMA, retrieved 2016-04-16
  7. ↑ GNS coordinates adjusted using Google Maps, and GeoLocator
  8. GNS coordinates adjusted using Google Maps, and GeoLocator


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