Great Pontal Reserve

Great Pontal Reserve
Reserva Estadual Pontal do Paranapanema
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Eng Sérgio Motta Dam reservoir to the north.
Light blue: Great Pontal Reserve, mostly deforested.
Small black areas in red: Mico Leão Preto ESEC.
Large black area in yellow: Morro do Diabo PES
Map showing the location of Great Pontal Reserve
Map showing the location of Great Pontal Reserve
Nearest cityPresidente Epitácio, São Paulo
Coordinates22°12′56″S 52°17′14″W / 22.215623°S 52.287297°W / -22.215623; -52.287297
Area246,840 hectares (610,000 acres)
DesignationEcological reserve
Created25 November 1942

The Great Pontal Reserve (Portuguese: Grande Reserva do Pontal), formally called the Pontal do Paranapanema State Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Estadual Pontal do Paranapanema), is an ecological reserve is the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It was created in 1942, but over the years suffered considerable degradation by illegal invasions and squatters. It was partly flooded after construction of the Eng Sérgio Motta Dam on the Paraná River. The reserve today is a poor agricultural region mostly used for cattle and sugar cane farming.