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River in Brazil
Ivinhema River
Rio Ivinhema (Portuguese)
Ivinhema River is located in BrazilIvinhema River
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMato Grosso do Sul state
MouthParaná River
 • coordinates23°15′S 53°43′W / 23.250°S 53.717°W / -23.250; -53.717
Length595 km (370 mi)
Basin size38,200 km (14,700 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationmouth
 • average544.5 m/s (19,230 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemParaná River

The Ivinhema River (Portuguese: Rio Ivinhema) is a river of Mato Grosso do Sul state in southwestern Brazil. It is one of the main tributaries of the western part of the Paraná River.

Forty-six different species of fish were found in seven streams in the river basin. The lower reaches are protected by the 73,345 hectares (181,240 acres) Rio Ivinhema State Park, created in 1998.

See also

References

  1. "Home". researchgate.net.
  2. PES do Rio Ivinhema (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-13


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