The Ivinhema River ( pt, Rio Ivinhema) is a river of
Mato Grosso do Sul
Mato Grosso do Sul () is one of the Midwestern states of Brazil. Neighboring Brazilian states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay, to the southwest, and ...
state in southwestern
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 one of the main tributaries of the western part 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 ...
.
Forty-six different species of fish were found in seven streams in the river basin.
The lower reaches are protected by the
Rio Ivinhema State Park
The Rio Ivinhema State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual das Várzeas do Rio Ivinhema) is a State park (Brazil), State park in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Location
The Rio Ivinhema State Park is divided between the municipalities of Jateí ...
, created in 1998.
See also
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List of rivers of Mato Grosso do Sul
List of rivers in Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazilian State).
The list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Mato Grosso do Sul drain ...
References
Brazilian Ministry of Transport* Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
Rivers of Mato Grosso do Sul
Tributaries of the Paraná River
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