The Aguapeí River ( pt, Rio Aguapeí) is a river of
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
state in southeastern
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. It is a left tributary of the
Paraná River
The Paraná River ( es, Río Paraná, links=no , pt, Rio Paraná, gn, Ysyry Parana) is a river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina for some ."Parana River". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Br ...
.
The lower reaches of the Aguapeí River flow through the
Aguapeí State Park
The Aguapeí State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual do Aguapeí) is a state park in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
It protects an area of floodplain in the Atlantic Forest biome, home to many water birds.
Location
The Aguapeí State Park is divided ...
, created in 1998, which is about upstream from the point where the Aguapeí the
Paraná River
The Paraná River ( es, Río Paraná, links=no , pt, Rio Paraná, gn, Ysyry Parana) is a river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina for some ."Parana River". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Br ...
.
The park contains large areas of floodplain, and is flooded in the rainy season when the Aguapeí overflows its banks.
The mouth of the river is protected by the
Mouth of the Aguapeí Private Natural Heritage Reserve
The Mouth of the Aguapeí Private Natural Heritage Reserve ( pt, Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Foz do Aguapeí) is a private natural heritage reserve in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It protects an area of marshland known as the "Pa ...
, created in 2010.
See also
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List of rivers of São Paulo
List of rivers in São Paulo (Brazilian State).
The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in São Paulo dra ...
References
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Rivers of São Paulo (state)
Tributaries of the Paraná River
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