Paranapanema River
| Paranapanema River | |
|---|---|
Map of the La Plata Basin, showing the Paranapanema River joining the upper Paraná River. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | São Paulo, Paraná |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Serra dos Agudos |
| • coordinates | 24°51′S 48°10′W / 24.850°S 48.167°W |
| • elevation | 910 m (2,990 ft) |
| Mouth | Paraná River |
• location | Brazil |
• coordinates | 22°39′31″S 53°5′15″W / 22.65861°S 53.08750°W |
• elevation | 233 m (764 ft) |
| Length | 929 km (577 mi) |
| Basin size | 101,738.7 km2 (39,281.5 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | (Period: 1971–2000)1,198.4 m3/s (42,320 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Paraná → Río de la Plata → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Río de la Plata |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Apiai-Guaçu, Taquari-Guaçu, Itararé, Das Cinzas, Tibagi, Pirapó |
| • right | Itapetininga, Pardo |
The Paranapanema River (Portuguese, Rio Paranapanema) is one of the most important rivers of the interior of the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The river forms most of the boundary between the states of São Paulo and Paraná.