Caçanje River

The Caçanje River (Portuguese: Rio Caçanje), also called the Cassange River, is a river of Mato Grosso state in western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Cuiabá River.

Caçanje River
Native name	Rio Caçanje (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Mato Grosso state
Mouth
• location	Cuiabá River
• coordinates	16.698653°S 56.487769°W / -16.698653; -56.487769
Basin features
River system	Cuiabá River
Tributaries
• right	Alegre River

Course

The Caçanje River defines part of the northern border of the Encontro das Águas State Park, then flows northeast to join the Cuiabá River. Further south the Alegre River flows northeast across the park parallel to the Caçanje, forms part of the eastern border, then continues east to join the Caçanje just before that river enters the Cuiabá.^[1][2] The region, rich in watercourses, supports diverse pantanal vegetation.^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Mato Grosso

References

1. PES Encontro das Águas – ISA, Informações gerais (mapa).
2. Mapa Geológico do Estado de Mato Grosso – CPRM.
3. PES Encontro das Águas – ISA, Características.

Sources

• Mapa Geológico do Estado de Mato Grosso (PDF), CPRM, retrieved 2016-08-02
• PES Encontro das Águas (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-08-02