Fresco River

Fresco River
Mouth location in Brazil
Native name Rio Fresco
Country Brazil
Basin features
River mouth 6°38′43″S 52°00′09″W / 6.645151°S 52.002631°W / -6.645151; -52.002631Coordinates: 6°38′43″S 52°00′09″W / 6.645151°S 52.002631°W / -6.645151; -52.002631
River system Xingu River
Physical characteristics
Length 560 kilometres (350 mi)[1]

The Fresco River is a river of Pará state in north-central Brazil. It is a right tributary of Xingu River, which it joins at São Félix do Xingu.

The Fresco River is a blackwater river. Its basin is in the Xingu-Tocantins-Araguaia moist forests ecoregion.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ziesler, R.; Ardizzone, G.D. (1979). "Amazon River System". The Inland waters of Latin America. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 92-5-000780-9. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Sears, Robin, Eastern Amazonian - Brazil (NT0180), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-03-22


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