Cuiabá River

Cuiabá River, in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso.
View of Cuiabá River near Porto Jofre, in the Pantanal, Mato Grosso.
Cuiabá River, below Corumbá in Mato Grosso, southern Brazil.

The Cuiabá River (Portuguese: Rio Cuiabá[1]) is a Brazilian river in the southern state of Mato Grosso that flows in the Rio de la Plata Basin.

At Cuiabá its lower portion enters the Pantanal ecosystem and region, flowing through extensive and important Ramsar Convention protected wetlands for waterfowl, migratory birds, and other wildlife. It flows through the Pantanal Matogrossense National Park here.

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Confluence

The river is joined by the São Lourenço River.[2] After their confluence the subsequent river continues to be named the Cuiabá River on most maps.[2] The Cuiabá River is a tributary of the Paraguay River—Río Paraguai, which is a primary tributary of the major South American Río de la Plata.

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Coordinates: 17°9′10″S 56°38′57″W / 17.15278°S 56.64917°W / -17.15278; -56.64917[3]

References

  1. ↑ Rio Cuiabá at GEOnet Names Server
  2. 1 2 "Cuiabá River". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
  3. ↑ GNS coordinates adjusted using Google Maps, and GeoLocator


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