Madeirinha River

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Madeirinha River
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Native nameRio Madeirinha  (Portuguese)
Location
Country Brazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Mato Grosso state
Mouth  
  location
Roosevelt River, Amazonas state
  coordinates
8°31′07″S60°57′29″W / 8.518710°S 60.958048°W / -8.518710; -60.958048 Coordinates: 8°31′07″S60°57′29″W / 8.518710°S 60.958048°W / -8.518710; -60.958048
Basin features
River system Roosevelt River

Madeirinha River is a river of Mato Grosso and Amazonas states in north-western Brazil, a left tributary of the Roosevelt River.

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Course

In Mato Grosso the river forms the western boundary of the 13,683 hectares (33,810 acres) Rio Madeirinha Ecological Station, a fully protected environmental unit created in 1997. [1] It then flows north east through the Tucumã State Park in Mato Grosso and the 83,381 hectares (206,040 acres) Manicoré State Forest in Amazonas, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2005. [2] It continues north east from the state forest before joining the Roosevelt river.

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References

  1. ESEC do Rio Madeirinha – ISA.
  2. FES de Manicoré – ISA, Informações gerais.

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