Ivaí River

Ivaí River
Country Brazil
Basin
Main source Paraná state
River mouth Paraná River

The Ivaí River (Portuguese, Rio Ivaí[1]) 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.[2]

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.[3]

See also

Coordinates: 23°18′17″S 53°41′49″W / 23.30472°S 53.69694°W / -23.30472; -53.69694[4]

References

  1. ↑ Rio Ivaí at GEOnet Names Server
  2. ↑ GEOnet Names Server
  3. ↑ Reserva Biológica das Perobas (PDF) (in Portuguese), MMA, retrieved 2016-04-16
  4. ↑ GNS coordinates adjusted using Google Maps, and GeoLocator


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