Curuaés River
Curuaés River | |
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Native name | Rio Curuaés (Portuguese) |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Pará state |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 7°24′45″S 54°47′12″W / 7.412502°S 54.786728°WCoordinates: 7°24′45″S 54°47′12″W / 7.412502°S 54.786728°W |
Basin features | |
River system | Curuá River |
The Curuaés River is a river of Pará state in north-central Brazil. It is a right tributary of the Curuá River in the Xingu River basin.
The river rises in the 342,192 hectares (845,570 acres) Nascentes da Serra do Cachimbo Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit established in 2005. It is one of the headwaters of the Xingu River.[1] It flows through the 724,965 hectares (1,791,430 acres) Altamira National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1998.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica Nascentes Serra do Cachimbo (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-27
- ^ Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional Altamira (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-29
Categories:
- Rivers of Pará
- Pará river stubs