Flow rate at the Iguaçu Falls exceeds 8 million liters per second, and the walkway is fe With a flow rate six times above the average at the Iguaçu Falls, the walkway near the falls had to be closed preventatively as a safety measure this Thursday (23), according to the Iguaçu National Park press office. The flow rate considered normal is 1.5 million liters of water per second. At 10 am, according to automatic monitoring by Companhia Paranaense de Energia (Copel), the flow reached 9.1 million liters of water. ? 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 this Thursday, the Iguaçu Falls release the equivalent of around 3.6 Olympic swimming pools per second. The flow of the Iguaçu Falls exceeds 9 million liters per second, and the walkway is closed Reproduction/RPC According to the park's advisory, the last time the walkways were closed due to the high flow of the Iguaçu Falls was on December 10, 2024. According to the advisory, the reopening of the walkway will depend on the reduction in the volume of water. "For release, it is necessary for the flow to reduce to the safe average of 7.5 to 8 million liters, with no further increase expected", highlighted the advisory. Read more: Londrina: Young woman who disappeared after a vacation trip to Paraná is found alive Understand: Federal Court annuls Operation Lava Jato complaint that investigated corruption and money laundering scheme at Petrobras Guarapuava: Four people die and baby is left in a very serious accident 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. On the Argentine side, the walkway that gives access to Garganta do Diabo is also closed to visitors. There is no reopening date yet. 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.