Saco River (Paracauari)
| Saco River | |
|---|---|
  Saco River (Paracauari) (Brazil) | |
| Native name | Rio Saco |
| Country | Brazil |
| Basin | |
| River mouth | 0°38′38″S 48°34′53″W / 0.643827°S 48.581479°WCoordinates: 0°38′38″S 48°34′53″W / 0.643827°S 48.581479°W |
| River system | Paracauari River |
The Saco River (Portuguese: Rio Saco) is a river in the state of Pará, Brazil. It is a left tributary of the Paracauari River.
Course
The Saco river is on Marajó island in Pará state, and is contained within the Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area. It is a left tributary of the Paracauari River, which enters the Atlantic at Soure, Pará. The mangroves of the left (east) bank of the Saco are protected by the Soure Marine Extractive Reserve. This covers 27,464 hectares (67,870 acres) of typical mangroves forest and tidal waters.[1] The riverine Manguezal do Rio do Saco section has an area of about 3,534 hectares (8,730 acres). The climate is equatorial Amazon.[1]
See also
References
Sources
- RESEX Marinha de Soure (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-29
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