Ivinhema River | |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
River System: | Paraná River |
Source1 Location: | Mato Grosso do Sul state |
Mouth: | Paraná River |
Basin Size: | 38200km2 |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Brazil |
Length: | 595km (370miles) |
Discharge1 Avg: | 544.5m3/s |
The Ivinhema River (Portuguese: Rio Ivinhema) is a river of Mato Grosso do Sul state in southwestern Brazil. It is one of the main tributaries of the western part of the Paraná River.
Forty-six different species of fish were found in seven streams in the river basin.[1] The lower reaches are protected by the Rio Ivinhema State Park, created in 1998.