Paranapanema
Paranapanema Rio Paranapanema |
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The river system of the Río Paraná |
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location | Brazil | |
River system | Río de la Plata | |
Drain over | Paraná → La Plata → Atlantic | |
muzzle | near Pôrto São José Coordinates: 22 ° 39 ′ 32 ″ S , 53 ° 5 ′ 20 ″ W 22 ° 39 ′ 32 ″ S , 53 ° 5 ′ 20 ″ W.
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length | 900 km | |
Left tributaries | Rio das Cinzas , Itararé , Pirapó , Tibaji | |
Right tributaries | Itapetininga | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Jurumirim, Chavantes, Capivara, Rosana | |
Medium-sized cities | Ourinhos | |
Small towns | Piraju |
The Paranapanema ( Portuguese Rio Paranapanema ) is a left (eastern) tributary of the Río Paraná in Brazil . It rises in the state of São Paulo in the Serra do Paranapiacaba and forms the border between the states of São Paulo and Paraná from the mouth of the Itararé . The Paranapanema has a length of 900 km.
Power plants and reservoirs
Looking downstream, the Paranapanema is dammed by the following eleven power plants; eight of them are operated by Duke Energy .
power plant | operator | Max. Power (MW) | Reservoir | Surface (km²) | Volume (million m³) |
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Jurumirim | Duke Energy | 100.9 | Jurumirim | 449 | 7,200 |
Piraju | CBA | 80 | Piraju | 12.75 | 105 |
Paranapanema | SCGE | 31.1 | |||
Chavantes | Duke | 414 | Chavantes | 400 | 9,400 |
Ourinhos | CBA | 44.1 | Ourinhos | ||
Salto Grande | Duke | 74 | Salto Grande | 12 | |
Canoas II | Duke | 72 | Canoas II | 22.5 | |
Canoas I | Duke | 82.5 | Canoas I | 30.85 | |
Capivara | Duke | 640 | Capivara | 576 | 11,743 |
Taquaruçu | Duke | 525 | Taquaruçu | 80.1 | |
Rosana | Duke | 354 | Rosana | 220 |
Web links
Commons : Paranapanema - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Paranapanema River. Encyclopædia Britannica , accessed April 20, 2016 .
- ↑ Usinas. (No longer available online.) Duke , archived from the original on May 10, 2016 ; Retrieved April 20, 2016 (Portuguese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ CBA inaugurates at an environmental experience center in Piraju. Grupo Votorantim , June 8, 2006, accessed April 20, 2016 .
- ↑ Usina Hidrelétrica Paranapanema. Santa Cruz Geração de Energia SA, accessed April 20, 2016 (Portuguese).
- ↑ Integração de Novas Intalações ao SIN. (No longer available online.) ONS , archived from the original on April 23, 2016 ; Retrieved April 20, 2016 (Portuguese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.