This week I decided to focus on Rivers, specifically, the Paraná River. It has been noted that this is the second longest River after the Amazon. This river can be found in South America and it rises on the plateau of southeast-central Brazil. According to research, the headwaters of the Paraná are on the slopes of the Serra dos Preneos in Brazil.
It has also been reported that many high altitude streams from this specific region join in to help form the Paranaiba River, which continues to flow southwest to form the Rio Grande. it is said to cover 2.8 million square kilometers and includes what is now known as the Iguazu Falls. the water from this river is said to supply water to the plains biome.
According to research the Parana River has a solid load that is laregely recycled sedimentary material that happens to be muddy. It should be noted that the main meadnering channels are connected and interconnected by many smalled channels with constantly shifting paths. This river looks like a lake that eventually turns into a waterfull due to the big drop that it has in its center. Heavy rainfalls in May of 2017 has led to flooding of this river. This kind of flooding has been on going around this specific river due to the rain fall.
Despite these complications the river offers a beatiful combination of greenlife and water. Its curves and drops are very scenic making it a pleasant site to see. There appears to be a slit midst above where the drop is likely to occur. While the wate may have a brown color to it due to its load its combinations of colors is still full of life making it one site to see.
Resources: 1. https://www.britannica.com/place/Parana-River
2. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-94-017-3290-1_11
3.https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/south-america-physical-geography/
4. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-a-beautiful-glimpse-into-the-history-of-a-shift-1677343158
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