Angu River Explained

Angu River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Brazil
Subdivision Type2:state
Subdivision Name2:Minas Gerais
Length:58km (36miles)
Source1 Location:Senador Cortes, MG, Brazil
Source1 Coordinates:-21.7675°N -42.9094°W
Source1 Elevation:700m (2,300feet)
Mouth Location:Volta Grande, MG, Brazil
Mouth Coordinates:-21.8067°N -42.5092°W

The Angu River is a river in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is a left bank tributary of the Rio Paraiba do Sul. It is 58km (36miles) in length and drains an area of 346km2.[1]

The source of the river is located in the municipality of Senador Cortes[2] and it passes through the municipalities of Santo Antônio do Aventureiro and Além Paraíba to its mouth on the Paraiba do Sul near the city of Volta Grande.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Programa Nacional de Avaliação da Qualidade das Águas . https://archive.today/20121129102443/http://mapas.ana.gov.br/pnqa/default.aspx?UF=MG . dead . 2012-11-29 . Agência Nacional de Águas (ANA) .
  2. Web site: Carta do Brasil SF-23-X-D-V-3 Sapucaia . Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . JPG.
  3. Web site: Carta do Brasil SF-23-X-D-V-1 Argirita . Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . JPG.