3,750 km2 (1,450 sq mi) to 3,899.7 km2 (1,505.7 sq mi)[1]
Average depth
6 m (20 ft)[1]
Water volume
23.4 km3 (5.6 cu mi)[1]
Surface elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Fishermen at Lagoon Mirim
Lagoon Mirim (Portuguese, pronounced[miˈɾĩ]) or Merín (Spanish, pronounced[meˈɾin]) is a large estuarine lagoon which extends from southern Rio Grande do Sul state in Brazil into eastern Uruguay. Lagoa Mirim is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a sandy, partially barren isthmus.
The Jaguarão/Yaguarón, Tacuarí and Cebollatí Rivers empty into Lagoon Mirim, while the São Gonçalo Channel connects it with Lagoa dos Patos to the north.
LagoonMirim (Portuguese, pronounced [miˈɾĩ]) or Merín (Spanish, pronounced [meˈɾin]) is a large estuarine lagoon which extends from southern Rio Grande...
the longest land border. Isla Suárez (Bolivian name), or Ilha de Guajará-mirim (Brazilian name), a river island on the Mamoré River is claimed by both...
Gulf Amazon River Iguape-Cananéia-Paranaguá estuary lagoon complex Lagoa dos Patos and LagoonMirim Mearim River São Marcos Bay São José Bay Rio de la...
Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the LagoonMirim drainage. The species reaches 6.6 cm (2.6 inches) SL. "Synonyms of Hisonotus...
America, where it occurs in the Lagoa dos Patos system, ranging from LagoonMirim to the Jacuí River basin. It is found in slow to moderate-flowing waters...
Patos to Lagoa Mirim to the south. The Rio Grande, at the south end of Lagoa dos Patos, forms the outlet to the Atlantic. This lagoon is evidently the...
Souza Dias (Jupia) Marimbondo Dam MirimLagoon, on the border with Uruguay Mundaú Lagoon Oros Lake Paranoá Lake Patos Lagoon Eng Sérgio Motta Dam (Porto Primavera)...
is located in a narrow land strip between the Atlantic Ocean and the LagoonMirim. The BR-471 road crosses the reserve in the longitudinal direction, where...
city of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul. Just south of Lagoa dos Patos is LagoonMirim, which is cut off from the sea. The continental shelf along this coast...
Pernambuco Manguaba Lagoon, Alagoas Lagoa do Mato, Maranhão Lagoa do Mato, Ceará Lagoa Mirim, Rio Grande do Sul Mundaú Lagoon, Alagoas Lagoa Nova, Rio...
Camaquã, Jaguarão/Yaguarón, Cebollatí Rivers Lake(s) Lagoa dos Patos, LagoonMirim Geology Basin type Passive margin on rift basin Plate South American...
winter season and a more humid summer. The main freshwater lagoons in the region are: Japaranã-Mirim, Palmas, Durão, Palminhas, Aguiá, Monsarás, Limão, Feia...
to the region bordering the Patos–Mirimlagoons, but C. feltrini is found at the Tubarão River (north of the lagoons) and C. intimus is found at the middle...
Pachyurus bonariensis Steindachner, 1879 (Perciformes, Sciaenidae) in MirimLagoon, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)". BioInvasions Records. 3 (2): 103–110. doi:10...
coloration in the throat region, which occurs more frequently in specimens from lagoon environments. Females are larger than males but the sexes do not otherwise...
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