Paranapanema River - Gradient

Gradient

The average total gradient of the Paranapanema River, from its sources to its mouth in the ParanĂ¡ river is 61 cm/km, not considering the first 100 km, where the river descends from the Serra of Paranapiacaba, at an average gradient of 43 cm/km, a value relatively low for a stream with a length of 929 km.

The Paranapanema river may be divided into three principal stretches:

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