Saco River (Paracauari) Explained

Saco River
Pushpin Map:Brazil
River System:Paracauari River
Mouth Coordinates:-0.6438°N -48.5815°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Brazil

The Saco River (Portuguese: Rio Saco) is a river in the state of Pará, Brazil. It is a left tributary of the Paracauari River.

Location

The Saco river is on Marajó island in Pará state, and is contained within the Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area.It is a left tributary of the Paracauari River, which enters the Atlantic at Soure, Pará.The mangroves of the left (east) bank of the Saco are protected by the Soure Marine Extractive Reserve.This covers of typical mangroves forest and tidal waters.The riverine Manguezal do Rio do Saco section has an area of about .The climate is equatorial Amazon.

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