Surrounded by mountains and land with very steep slopes. The soils are the type latosol textured red clay.
Weather
The weather is warm, humid and warm resulting in the overall situation in the sub mesotermal humid tropics. Annual precipitation of 1,300 mm. The drainage basin of the river Carapâ is composed of several tributaries that arise in different parts of the Department of Canindeyu.
Animals and plants
The vegetation of the refuge is composed of associations of forest high, low forest, swamps, high camp, camp low, primitive forest and forest near the river. The dominant species are composed of: Tabebuia, Peltophorum dubium and Cedrela fissilis. Of the animal species recorded, most are in the range of endangered, among those mentioned: Lobo water, Pork Mount, among carnivores Felis, people are casual because it is part of its territorial displacement. Of all the species recorded in the area of Itaipu dam, 61.4% belong to the River area Carapâ.
Infrastructure and use of refuge
The refuge has a structure in which edilicia living and working professionals and technicians on a permanent basis. Overall objective of the refuge:
Study of the environmental situation in the drainage basin of river Carapâ
Study of the mastofauna birds and fish
Study of the environmental situation in the drainage basin of river Carapâ
Study of the mastofauna birds and fish
Studying the formation floristic
Study of physical and chemical conditions of water
Study of climatic conditions
Studies soil
Social aspects
Analysis and classification of the ecosystem for its operating framework within a category conservationist
Itaipu Lake
This reserve, bordering Lake is artificially created by Itaipu. Being formed in 1982, a series of economic alternatives that are already beginning to be exploited by the 77 neighboring municipalities. The artificial lake is one of the largest in the world, with 29 million m³ and 200 km extension in a straight line. Considering the bays, inlets and length reaches 1,400 km. The formation of the lake has not only changed the look of the geographic region. The agriculture, regional economic base, begins to cede place to tourism. Several artificial beaches were created along the banks of the lake, where he practiced all sorts of water sports.
Area subdivision
According to latest techniques of management of protected areas, this refuge is divided into distinct zones in order to handle them properly.
Areas of special use: areas include reduced in size and which are essential for the administration, office accommodation, restaurant, aviation runway, and so on
Zone extensive use: areas to which visitors access for education and recreation
Zones intensive: consist of areas with outstanding scenery and that lend themselves to relatively dense recreational activities
Buffer Zones and Recovery: areas that have been severely damaged and it is mostly to areas adjacent to the surrounding populations
Zone Core: natural areas that have received the minimum of disruption caused by man
The reserve has a panoramic viewpoint, which can be seen most of the wooded area, as well as the vast body of water formed by the dam. The combined resources of vegetation, topography and water give it a priceless value.
