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The Paraná River (Portuguese: Rio Paraná [ˈʁi.u paɾaˈna] ⓘ; Spanish: Río Paraná [ˈri.o paɾaˈna] ⓘ; Guarani: Ysyry Parana) is a river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina for some 4,880 kilometres (3,030 mi). [3] Among South American rivers, it is second in length only to the Amazon River.
The Paraná Basin (Portuguese: Bacia do Paraná, Spanish: Cuenca del Paraná) is a large cratonic sedimentary basin situated in the central-eastern part of South America. ...
This category is for articles related to the Paraná River: cities and towns located on its shores or in its area of influence, as well as dams, bridges and the like, and species of animals and plants that inhabit the river or its banks.
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 Paraná drain to the Atlantic Ocean, primarily via the Paraná River.
The Parana, South America's second-largest river behind only the Amazon, has retreated this year to its lowest level since its record low in 1944, hit by cyclical droughts and dwindling rainfall ...
The Isla Botija Nature Reserve was one of the first protected area (1958) created in the low delta of Parana river [4] [circular reference] [5] The Predelta National Park, created in 1992, protects a sample of the Upper Delta. It is in the southwest of Entre Ríos, 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Diamante, and has an area of 24.58 square ...
[3] [7] [better source needed] If considered a river, it is the widest in the world, with a maximum width of 220 kilometres (140 mi). Río de la Plata in Argentina. The river is about 290 kilometres (180 mi) long and widens from about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) at its source to about 220 kilometres (140 mi) at its mouth. [8]
The river's length is about 929 kilometres (577 mi). [3] It flows generally west, reaching the Paraná River at an altitude of about 233 metres (764 ft). [2] The sources of the river are protected by the 22,269 hectares (55,030 acres) Nascentes do Paranapanema State Park, created in 2012. [6]