Rio Paranaíba
| Rio Paranaíba | ||
 The Rio Paranaíba is the right source river of the Paraná |
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| location | Brazil | |
| River system | Río de la Plata | |
| Drain over | Rio Paraná → Río de la Plata → Atlantic | |
| source | Serra da Mata da Corda , Minas Gerais | |
| confluence | in the Ilha Solteira reservoir with the Rio Grande to the Rio Paraná Coordinates: 20 ° 5 ′ 6 ″ S , 51 ° 0 ′ 2 ″ W 20 ° 5 ′ 6 ″ S , 51 ° 0 ′ 2 ″ W
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| length | 1070 km | |
 Rio Paranaíba |
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The 1,070 km long Rio Paranaíba is the right source river of the Paraná in Brazil ( South America ).
The river has its source in the west of the state of Minas Gerais in the Serra da Mata da Corda . From there it flows mainly in a westerly direction through several large reservoirs . Finally, it unites in the Ilha Solteira reservoir , another very large reservoir, with the Rio Grande to the Paraná .
Power plants and reservoirs
Looking downstream, the Paranaíba is dammed by the following hydropower plants:
| power plant | operator | Max. Power (MW) | Reservoir | Surface (km²) | Volume (km³) |
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| Emborcação | 1,192 | Emborcação | 446 | 17.5 | |
| Itumbiara | FCS | 2,082 | Itumbiara | 778 | 17th |
| Cachoeira Dourada | |||||
| São Simão | 1,710 | São Simão | 722 | 12.7 |
See also
Web links
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