Flow rate at the Iguaçu Falls exceeds 8 million liters per second, and the walkway is great The walkway at the Iguaçu Falls in Brazil was reopened at 12:30 pm this Friday (24). According to the Iguaçu National Park press office, it had to be closed preventatively as a safety measure, after the flow of the falls was six times above average on Thursday (23), reaching a volume of 9.1 million liters of water per second. The flow rate considered normal is 1.5 million liters of water per second. This Friday, the flow dropped to 7.8 million liters, according to automatic monitoring by Companhia Paranaense de Energia (Copel). According to the park's press office, the volume is within the safe average and made reopening possible. On the Argentine side, the walkway that gives access to the Devil's Throat remains closed to visitors. There is no reopening date yet. ? Follow the g1 PR channel on WhatsApp Flow is the amount of water that flows through a channel in a specific time interval. It can be defined as a relationship between volume and time. With the volume recorded on Thursday, Iguaçu Falls releases the equivalent of around 3.6 Olympic swimming pools per second. According to the park's press office, the last time the walkways were closed due to the high flow of the Iguaçu Falls was on December 10, 2024. The flow of the Iguaçu Falls exceeds 9 million liters per second, and the walkway is closed Reproduction/RPC Read more: Londrina: Young woman who disappeared after a vacation trip to Paraná is found alive Understand: Federal Court annuls the Operation's complaint Lava Jato that investigated corruption and money laundering scheme at Petrobras Guarapuava: Four people die and baby is in a very serious condition accident The increase in flow is due to the rains along the bed of the Iguaçu River - which originates near Curitiba and runs east to west of Paraná, passing through the falls that are on the border between Argentina and Brazil. The Cataratas Trail, on the Brazilian side of the falls, which is around 1.5 km long, remains open to the public, with normal operation. Iguaçu Falls flow exceeds 8 million liters of water per second VIDEOS: Most watched g1 PR Read more news from the region in g1 Oeste and Southwest.