Upper Paraná River basin
E563691
The Upper Paraná River basin is the extensive drainage area in south-central Brazil that collects waters from major tributaries like the Paranaíba River before forming the main Paraná River.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paraná River basin | 4 |
| Paraná Hydrographic Region of Brazil | 1 |
| Paraná–Paraguay Basin | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
river basin ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Grande River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iguaçu River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Paranapanema River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Paranaíba River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Tietê River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| crossesAdministrativeRegion |
State of Goiás
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Mato Grosso do Sul NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Minas Gerais NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Paraná NERFINISHED ⓘ State of São Paulo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageDirection | from central Brazil towards the Paraguay–Paraná lowlands ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Paraná River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsTowards | southwest ⓘ |
| forms | upper course of the Paraná River ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity | high freshwater fish diversity ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
subtropical climate
ⓘ
tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| hasConfluence | confluence of Paranaíba River and Grande River ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
cattle ranching
ⓘ
hydropower industry ⓘ soybean cultivation ⓘ sugarcane cultivation ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
floodplain wetlands
ⓘ
tropical riverine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasManagementIssue |
habitat fragmentation
ⓘ
sediment load changes ⓘ water allocation conflicts ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Grande River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iguaçu River NERFINISHED ⓘ Paranapanema River NERFINISHED ⓘ Paranaíba River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tietê River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUse |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
inland fisheries ⓘ irrigated agriculture ⓘ urban water supply ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRegionOf | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUpstreamOf | Lower Paraná River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
south-central Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Paraná River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
agricultural expansion
ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ large dams ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Paraná Hydrographic Region of Brazil
this entity surface form:
Paraná River basin
this entity surface form:
Paraná River basin
this entity surface form:
Paraná River basin
this entity surface form:
Paraná River basin
this entity surface form:
Paraná–Paraguay Basin