River in Brazil
Native name | Rio Bacajá (Portuguese) |
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Country | Brazil |
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Physical characteristics |
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Source | |
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• location | Pará state |
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Mouth | |
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• coordinates | 3°30′24″S 51°42′47″W / 3.506702°S 51.713164°W / -3.506702; -51.713164 |
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Length | 374 km (232 mi) |
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Basin size | 25,756.9 km2 (9,944.8 sq mi)[1] |
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Discharge | |
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• location | Confluence of Xingu (near mouth) |
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• average | 488.72 m3/s (17,259 cu ft/s)[2] |
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Basin features |
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River system | Xingu River |
The Bacajá River is a river of Pará state in north-central Brazil. It is a tributary of the Xingu River.
The Bacajá River is a blackwater river. Its basin is in the Xingu–Tocantins–Araguaia moist forests ecoregion.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Rivers Network". 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ "Rivers Network". 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ Sears, Robin, Eastern Amazonian - Brazil (NT0180), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-03-22