Jacuí River
River in Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Jacuí River (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒakuˈi]) is a river in Rio Grande do Sul state of southern Brazil. The Jacuí empties into the Guaíba River, an estuarine arm of the Lagoa dos Patos, a large coastal lagoon connected to the Atlantic Ocean.
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Jacuí River | |
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Native name | Rio Jacuí (Portuguese) |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Rio Grande do Sul state |
• elevation | 720 m (2,360 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Lago Guíaba at Porto Alegre, Brazil |
• coordinates | 30.03, -51.25 |
Length | 723 km (449 mi) |
Basin size | 71,807.9 km2 (27,725.2 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Porto Alegre (near mouth) |
• average | (Period: 1970-2000)2,086.5 m3/s (73,680 cu ft/s)[1] |
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