Preto River (Bahia, Grande River tributary)
Appearance
Preto River | |
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Native name | Rio Preto (Portuguese) |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Bahia state |
Mouth | Rio Grande |
• coordinates | 11°21′09″S 43°50′14″W / 11.3526°S 43.8373°W |
Basin features | |
River system | Rio Grande |
The Preto River, a tributary of the Rio Grande, is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil.
The river basin includes part of the 707,079 hectares (1,747,230 acres) Serra Geral do Tocantins Ecological Station, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 2001 to preserve an area of cerrado.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica Serra Geral do Tocantins (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-28