Ivinhema River

Ivinhema River
Ivinhema River (Brazil)
Country Brazil
Basin
Main source Mato Grosso do Sul state
River mouth 23°14′39″S 53°43′13″W / 23.244213°S 53.720265°W / -23.244213; -53.720265 (Mouth of Ivinhema River)Coordinates: 23°14′39″S 53°43′13″W / 23.244213°S 53.720265°W / -23.244213; -53.720265 (Mouth of Ivinhema River)
River system Paraná 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.[1] The lower reaches are protected by the 73,345 hectares (181,240 acres) Rio Ivinhema State Park, created in 1998.[2]

See also

References

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


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