The name Pantanal comes from the Portuguese word pântano – swampy lowland, wet lowland. This natural region covers an area of over 135.000 km², 65% of which is located in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
The climate of the Pantanal is tropical, with a pronounced dry period from may to September, and a rainy season that begins from November to April. As a result, the water level of the Pantanal rises to 5 meters, forming a region filled with numerous lakes and rivers.
One of these rivers is the Salobra. The Salobra River flows in the Pantanal, an area in Brazil that covers the largest tropical wetland in the world. It is located in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, and extends into parts of Mato Grosso and Bolivia and Paraguay. This is clear water biotope. Plants with small leaves, growing densely, along with pieces of driftwood and roots of nearby tree provides good shelter for small fishes like tetras, killifishes, apistogramma etc.
- GPS
- -20.2040405, -56.4986191
- Geographical region
- South America
- Drainage Basin
- Pantanal
- River catchment
- Rio Miranda
- Water body type
- Rio
- Water body name
- Rio Salobra
- Water body part
- Flood plain
- Water body course
- Lower course
- Water body: tributary of
- Wetland
- Tributary name
- Pantanal