Itaueira River

Itaueira River
Itaueira River (Brazil)
Native name Rio Itaueira
Country Brazil
Basin
Main source Piauí state
River mouth 6°40′36″S 42°55′31″W / 6.676667°S 42.925278°W / -6.676667; -42.925278 (Mouth of Itaueira River)Coordinates: 6°40′36″S 42°55′31″W / 6.676667°S 42.925278°W / -6.676667; -42.925278 (Mouth of Itaueira River)
River system Parnaíba River

The Itaueira River is a river of Piauí state in northeastern Brazil, a tributary of the Parnaíba River.

The river, which is intermittent, rises in the 823,843 hectares (2,035,760 acres) Serra das Confusões National Park, created in 1998, which protects an area of the Caatinga biome.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Unidade de Conservação: Parque Nacional Serra das Confusões (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-06-09


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