Upper Paraná River basin

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
river basin
containsPart Grande River basin
Iguaçu River basin
Paranapanema River basin
Paranaíba River basin
Tietê River basin
country Brazil
crossesAdministrativeRegion State of Goiás
linked to: Goiás

State of Mato Grosso do Sul
linked to: Mato Grosso do Sul

State of Minas Gerais
linked to: Minas Gerais

State of Paraná
linked to: Paraná state

State of São Paulo
linked to: state of São Paulo
drainageDirection from central Brazil towards the Paraguay–Paraná lowlands
drainsInto Paraná River
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
Iguaçu River
linked to: Iguazu River

Paranapanema River
Paranaíba River
Tietê River
hasUse hydroelectric power generation
inland fisheries
irrigated agriculture
urban water supply
hydrologicalRegionOf Brazil
isUpstreamOf Lower Paraná River basin
locatedIn Brazil
south-central Brazil
linked to: Brazilian Midwest
partOf Paraná River basin
threatenedBy agricultural expansion
deforestation
large dams
water pollution

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Paranaíba River partOf Upper Paraná River basin
Paranaíba River belongsToHydrographicRegion Paraná Hydrographic Region of Brazil
linked to: Upper Paraná River basin
Iguazu River partOf Paraná River basin
linked to: Upper Paraná River basin
Paraguay–Paraná waterway system locatedInRiverBasin Paraná River basin
linked to: Upper Paraná River basin
Central-West Region of Brazil containsPart Upper Paraná River basin
Iberá Wetlands mainWaterSources Paraná River basin
linked to: Upper Paraná River basin
Iberá Wetlands partOf Paraná River basin
linked to: Upper Paraná River basin
Pimelodidae distributionRegion Paraná–Paraguay Basin
linked to: Upper Paraná River basin
Três Irmãos Dam locatedInHydrologicalRegion Upper Paraná basin
linked to: Upper Paraná River basin
Itumbiara locatedInRiverBasin Paraná River basin
linked to: Upper Paraná River basin
Paranapanema River partOf Paraná River basin
subject linked to: Paranapanema River (section)
linked to: Upper Paraná River basin
Paraná–Paraguay Basin hasPart Upper Paraná River floodplain
linked to: Upper Paraná River basin