Alpercatas River

Alpercatas River
Alpercatas River (Brazil)
Native name Rio Alpercatas
Country Brazil
Basin
Main source Maranhão state
River mouth 6°01′47″S 44°18′42″W / 6.029736°S 44.311702°W / -6.029736; -44.311702Coordinates: 6°01′47″S 44°18′42″W / 6.029736°S 44.311702°W / -6.029736; -44.311702
River system Itapecuru River

The Alpercatas River is a river of Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Itapecuru River.

Some of the headwaters of the river are protected by the 437,000 hectares (1,080,000 acres) Mirador State Park, created in 1980.[1]

See also

References

  1. PES de Mirador (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-08-04


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