Paranaíba River
| Paranaíba River Río Paranaíba | |
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Map of the La Plata Basin, showing the Paranaíba River joining the Grande River to form the Paraná River. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Serra da Mata da Corda |
| • location | Rio Paranaíba, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| • coordinates | 19°13′21″S 46°10′28″W / 19.22250°S 46.17444°W |
| • elevation | 1,148 m (3,766 ft) |
| Mouth | Paraná River |
• location | confluence with Grande River, Brazil |
• coordinates | 20°4′43″S 51°0′22″W / 20.07861°S 51.00611°W |
• elevation | 328 m (1,076 ft) |
| Length | 1,000 km (620 mi) |
| Basin size | 34,400 km2 (13,300 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 796 m3/s (28,100 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Río de la Plata |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Dourados River, Perdizes River, Bagagem River, Araguari River, Tijuco River, São Domingos River |
| • right | Verde River, São Marcos River, Veríssimo River, Corumbá River, Piracanjuba River, Meia Ponte River, Dos Bois River, Preto River, Alegre River, Claro River, Verde River, Corrente River, Aporé River |
The Paranaíba River is a Brazilian river whose source lies in the state of Minas Gerais in the Mata da Corda mountains, municipality of Rio Paranaíba, at an altitude of 1,148 meters; on the other face of this mountain chain are the sources of the Abaeté river, tributary of the São Francisco River. The length of the river is approximately 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) up to the junction with the Grande River, both of which then form the Paraná River, at the point that marks the borders of the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Mato Grosso do Sul.