Ivinhema River

Ivinhema River
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Mato Grosso do Sul state
Mouth	Paraná River
• coordinates	23°15′S 53°43′W / 23.250°S 53.717°W / -23.250; -53.717Coordinates: 23°15′S 53°43′W / 23.250°S 53.717°W / -23.250; -53.717
Basin features
River system	Paraná River

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 73,345 hectares (181,240 acres) Rio Ivinhema State Park, created in 1998.^[2]

See also[]

• List of rivers of Mato Grosso do Sul

References[]

• Brazilian Ministry of Transport
• Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.