Maracanã River (Pará)

Maracanã River

Boy jumping in Maracanã River, Santarém Novo
Maracanã River (Pará) (Brazil)
Native name Rio Maracanã
Country Brazil
Basin
Main source Castanhal, Pará
1°28′39″S 47°41′33″W / 1.477428°S 47.692530°W / -1.477428; -47.692530 (Primary source of Maracanã River)
River mouth 0°42′03″S 47°29′15″W / 0.700961°S 47.487608°W / -0.700961; -47.487608 (Mouth of Maracanã River)Coordinates: 0°42′03″S 47°29′15″W / 0.700961°S 47.487608°W / -0.700961; -47.487608 (Mouth of Maracanã River)
Features
Tributaries

The Maracanã River (Portuguese: Rio Maracanã) is a river of the state of Pará, Brazil.

Course

The Maracanã is a meandering river with a main channel that varies in depth in its lower reaches from 15 to 20 metres (49 to 66 ft).[1] It rises in the south of the municipality of Castanhal, Pará, then flows in a northeast direction to the Atlantic Ocean at Maracanã, Pará.[2] The river is lowest between September and October and highest between February and April. Its main tributary is the Caripi River, which enters the Maracanã from the left.[1]

Santarém Novo is on the right bank of the river about 35 kilometres (22 mi) from its mouth on the Atlantic.[3] The Chocoaré - Mato Grosso Extractive Reserve protects part of the right (east) shore of the Maracanã River.[4] The lower reaches of the Maracanã River, before it empties into the Atlantic Ocean beside Maiandeua Island, are protected by the 30,179 hectares (74,570 acres) Maracanã Marine Extractive Reserve, created in 2002. The municipality and town of Maracanã are at the mouth of the river.[2]

Environment

The vegetation around the Maracanã River is mostly savanna.[5] The area around the river has a relatively small population, with 38 people per square kilometre.[6] Temperatures average 24 °C (75 °F). The hottest month is July, with 26 °C (79 °F), and the coldest month is April, with 22 °C (72 °F).[7] Annual rainfall averages 3,226 millimetres (127.0 in). The wettest month is March, with 574 millimetres (22.6 in) and the driest is October, with 43 millimetres (1.7 in).[8]

Rio Maracanã
Climate chart (explanation)
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Precipitation totals in mm
Source: [7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Oliveira, Fontoura & Montag 2011, p. 759.
  2. 1 2 RESEX Marinha do Maracanã – ISA, Informações gerais (mapa).
  3. ↑ Cunha 1887, p. 34.
  4. ↑ RESEX Chocoaré - Mato Grosso – ISA, Informações gerais (mapa).
  5. ↑ "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification". NASA/MODIS. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "NASA Earth Observations: Population Density". NASA/SEDAC. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  7. 1 2 "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

Sources

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