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.

All labels observed (6)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

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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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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