Mucutá River

Mucutá River
Location
CountryBrazil
StatePará
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Piriá River
 • coordinates
1°38′43″S 50°01′05″W / 1.645309°S 50.018188°W / -1.645309; -50.018188
Basin size643.88 km2 (248.60 mi2)[1]

The Mucutá River (Portuguese: Rio Mucutá) is a river of Marajó, which itself is an island in the Amazon Delta. It is located in the state Pará in northern Brazil, and is a tributary to the Piriá River.

The Mucutá flows into south-western direction until half of its length, where it suddenly turns into south-eastern direction. Geological processes have slightly elevated the terrain between the Mucutá and the Guajará River.[1]

The river runs through part of the 194,868 hectares (481,530 acres) Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2006.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Mantelli, L.R.; Rossetti, D.F. (2009). "Significado tectônico de lineamentos de drenagem no sudoeste da ilha do Marajó". Brazilian Journal of Geology. 39 (1): 42–54.
  2. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Extrativista Terra Grande-Pracuúba (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-06-29{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)