Maicuru River

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The Maicuru River is a river of Pará state in north-central Brazil, a tributary of the Amazon that discharges into that river via the Lago Grande de Monte Alegre.

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Maicuru River
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Native nameRio Maicuru (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationTumucumaque Mountains National Park, Guyana Shield
  coordinates0°2′23.2728″S 54°36′9.486″W
  elevation331 m (1,086 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Monte Alegre, Pará
  coordinates
2°0′16.6536″S 54°2′9.4344″W
  elevation
3 m (9.8 ft)
Length547 km (340 mi)[1] to 610 km (380 mi)[2]
Basin size21,917 km2 (8,462 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
  locationMonte Alegre (near mouth)
  average240 m3/s (8,500 cu ft/s)[3]
Discharge 
  locationArapari, Pará (basin size: 17,072 km2 (6,592 sq mi)
  average(Period: 01/01/1997-27/02/2014) 127.2518 m3/s (4,493.85 cu ft/s)[4]
Basin features
River systemAmazon River
Tributaries 
  leftIgarapé do Barreirinha, Igarapé Jangada, Igarapé Ipixuna, Igarapé 23, Igarapé Fartura, Igarapé Açu
  rightIgarapé Santa Maria
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The river basin lies partly within the 4,245,819 hectares (10,491,650 acres) Grão-Pará Ecological Station, the largest fully protected tropical forest conservation unit on the planet.[5] Part of the river's basin is in the Maicuru Biological Reserve.[6] The river is also fed by streams in the 216,601 hectares (535,230 acres) Mulata National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2001.[7]

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