Paranaíba River

E134470

The Paranaíba River is a major river in central Brazil that forms part of the upper Paraná River basin and serves as an important waterway for agriculture, hydroelectric power, and regional ecosystems.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Paranaíba River canonical 2
Rio Grande (Brazil) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Brazil
belongsToHydrographicRegion Upper Paraná River basin
surface form: Paraná Hydrographic Region of Brazil
continent South America
country Brazil
drainageBasin La Plata Basin
ecologicalRole habitat for aquatic and riparian species
economicRole supports agribusiness in central Brazil
flowsDirection generally southwest
flowsThrough Goiás
Mato Grosso do Sul
Minas Gerais
forms Paraná River
surface form: Upper Paraná River
formsBorderBetween Goiás
surface form: Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul

Goiás
surface form: Goiás and Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso do Sul
hasCityOnBank Itumbiara
Paranaíba (municipality)
São Simão
hasHydroelectricPlant Emborcação Dam
Itumbiara Dam
São Simão Dam
hasReservoir Embocação Reservoir
Itumbiara Reservoir
São Simão Dam
surface form: São Simão Reservoir
hasTributary Araguari River
Corumbá River
São Marcos River
importance major waterway for central Brazil
languageOfToponym Portuguese
length approximately 1,170 km
locatedIn Central-West Region of Brazil
surface form: Central Brazil

Central-West Region of Brazil
majorTributaryOf Paraná River
mouth Paraná River
partOf Upper Paraná River basin
region Cerrado
surface form: Cerrado biome
sourceLocation Brazilian Highlands
Goiás
surface form: State of Goiás
supports agriculture
regional ecosystems
tributaryOf Paraná River
uses fishing
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
navigation
watercourseType freshwater river

How these facts were elicited

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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paranaíba River
Description of subject: The Paranaíba River is a major river in central Brazil that forms part of the upper Paraná River basin and serves as an important waterway for agriculture, hydroelectric power, and regional ecosystems.

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Paraná River sourceConfluence Paranaíba River
Paraná River sourceConfluence Paranaíba River
this entity surface form: Rio Grande (Brazil)
Minas Gerais majorRiver Paranaíba River