Ivaí River

The Ivaí River (Portuguese, Rio Ivaí[4]) 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.[5]

Ivaí River
Ivaí River is located in Brazil
Ivaí River
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationParaná state
Mouth 
 • location
Paraná River
Length798 km (496 mi)[1]
Basin size36,587 km2 (14,126 sq mi)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationmouth
 • average(Period: 1974-2008) 733.4 m3/s (25,900 cu ft/s)[3]

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.[6]

See also

23°18′17″S 53°41′49″W[7]

References
  1. "Revista Brasileira de Geomorfologia RIVER".
  2. "Revista Brasileira de Geomorfologia RIVER".
  3. "Revista Brasileira de Geomorfologia RIVER".
  4. Rio Ivaí at GEOnet Names Server
  5. GEOnet Names Server
  6. Reserva Biológica das Perobas (PDF) (in Portuguese), MMA, retrieved 2016-04-16
  7. GNS coordinates adjusted using Google Maps, and GeoLocator
  8. GNS coordinates adjusted using Google Maps, and GeoLocator


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