Paracauari River Explained

Paracauari River
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Source1 Location:Marajó island
Mouth Coordinates:-0.7477°N -48.5104°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Brazil
Tributaries Left:Saco River

The Paracauari River (Portuguese: Rio Paracauari) is a river on the island of Marajó in the state of Pará, Brazil.It discharges into the Marajó Bay at the mouth of the Tocantins River

Course

The Paracauari rises in the northeast part of the island of Marajó.The north arm of the river is protected by the Soure Marine Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use conservation area created in 2001 that protects the coastal mangroves to the north of the Soure municipal seat and the mangroves along the north bank of the Paracauari River and its left (north) tributary the Saco River.The Paracauari flows into Marajó Bay, the mouth of the Tocantins River, at Soure, Pará.

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