BomFuturo.org - Pantanal - Environment and Biodiversity Conservation
The Rainy Season
From October-November, due to the heavy rainfalls the rivers progressively flood their banks.
In this period (enchente), the water slowly flood the plain, from North to South occupying a total flooded area that has been calculated approximately ten times the Everglades' (Florida, USA).
Temporary lagoons, small lakes as well as canals form between rivers and waterways: Some areas are completely flooded, with the exception of the typical cordilheiras, the small elevations always above the water covered with vegetation and trees.
Precipitations reach their peak between December and February, slowly diminishing in the following months. (Some 178 billion litres of water fall on the Pantanal plain in an average day in the rainy season: sufficient to supply a city of 18 million people).
Small bays and lakes, ponds and lagoons, natural canals and pools become immense reservoirs full of fish that move along and within the flow of the flood.