Brazil, Selvíria - State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Aparecida do Taboado
The Paraná (Guaraní Parana) is a river in South America. It begins at the confluence of the Paranaíba and the Rio Grande at the point where the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul also form a triangle. After about 3200 kilometers to the south, it flows together with the Río Uruguay to the 290km long and up to 220km wide estuary of the Río de la Plata.
The catchment area of the Paraná covers an area of around 2.8 million square kilometers up to its influence in the Rio de la Plata. For the course of the Paraná together with the longer of the two source tributaries, the 1360 km long Rio Grande, a total length of 4880 kilometers is given.
Serrasalmus marginatus is widespread on the lower reaches and the floodplain forests of the Rio Paraná. You can find them in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil.
- GPS
- -20.3823662, -51.3664055
- Geographical region
- South America
- Drainage Basin
- Rio Paranà
- River catchment
- Water body type
- Artificial reservoir
- Water body name
- Ilha-Solteira
- Water body part
- Open water
- Water body course
- Water body: tributary of
- Tributary name
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