Rio Vermelho (Araguaia)

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Rio Vermelho
The Rio Vermelho flows in the middle through the microregion of the same name, shown in red on the map, from southeast to northwest.

The Rio Vermelho flows in the middle through the microregion of the same name, shown in red on the map, from southeast to northwest.

Data
location State of Goiás , Brazil
River system Rio Tocantins
Drain over Rio Araguaia  → Rio Tocantins  → Rio Pará (Amazon Delta)  → South Atlantic
source east of Goiás Velho
muzzle in Aruanã in the Rio Araguaia Coordinates: 14 ° 55 '36 "  S , 51 ° 5' 23"  W 14 ° 55 '36 "  S , 51 ° 5' 23"  W.
Height difference 523 m
Bottom slope 1.9 ‰
length 282 km
Catchment area 12,630 km²
Left tributaries Rio Uvá, Rio Itapirapuã, Ribeirão da Áqua Limpa
Right tributaries Rio Bugre, Rio Ferreira
Communities Goiás Velho , Itapirapuã , Matrinchã , Britânia , Aruanã
Residents in the catchment area approx. 90,000
Ports Aruanã
Near the source in Goiás Velho

Near the source in Goiás Velho

The Rio Vermelho (literally "Red River") is a right tributary of the Rio Araguaia in Brazil in the state of Goiás in the microregion Rio Vermelho .

River course

The spring is located 17 km east of the old Brazilian city of Goiás Velho , through which it flows. After leaving this headwaters, the Rio Vermelho is a border water between Itapirapuã and Matrinchã and between Britânia and Aruanã . The river flows into the Rio Araguaia about 230 km south of the Ilha do Bananal near Aruanã as the crow flies .

Tributaries

Left tributaries Right tributaries
  • Rio Uvá
  • Rio Itapirapuã
  • Ribeirâo da Áqua Limpa
  • Rio Bugre
  • Rio Ferreira

See also

Individual evidence

  1. a b Systema National de Informações Sobre Recursos Hídrico (SNIRH 2009), page V.II-13  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , PDF file, ( port. ); Accessed: August 11, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Toter Link / siscom.ibama.gov.br  
  2. a b Map of Goiás ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dnit.gov.br