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Alegre River (Guaporé)

Coordinates: 15°01′45″S 59°58′06″W / 15.029133°S 59.968345°W / -15.029133; -59.968345
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Alegre
Alegre River (Guaporé) is located in Brazil
Alegre River (Guaporé)
Native nameRio Alegre (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSerra de Santa Bárbara State Park
Mouth 
 • coordinates
15°01′45″S 59°58′06″W / 15.029133°S 59.968345°W / -15.029133; -59.968345
Basin features
River systemGuaporé River
Tributaries 
 • leftBarbado River

The Alegre River (Portuguese: Rio Alegre) is a river in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Course

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The Alegre River rises in the 120,092 hectares (296,750 acres) Serra de Santa Bárbara State Park, created in 1997. It flows in a generally northwest direction, receiving the Barbado River on its left, then flows north until it joins the Guaporé River from the left.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ PES Serra de Santa Bárbara – ISA, Informações gerais (mapa).

Sources

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  • PES Serra de Santa Bárbara (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-08-04