São Mateus River

São Mateus River

Country Brazil
Basin
Main source São Félix de Minas - Minas Gerais
River mouth South Atlantic Ocean
18°36′15″S 039°43′39″W / 18.60417°S 39.72750°W / -18.60417; -39.72750 (Mouth of São Mateus River)Coordinates: 18°36′15″S 039°43′39″W / 18.60417°S 39.72750°W / -18.60417; -39.72750 (Mouth of São Mateus River)
Basin size 10,335 km2 (3,990 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length 224 km (139 mi) (north fork),
188 km (117 mi) (south fork)[1]

The São Mateus River is a river primarily in Espírito Santo state in eastern Brazil.[2]

Course

The São Mateus River rises in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais in the municipality of São Félix de Minas, where it is known as Braço Sul do Rio São Mateus (the southern branch) or Rio Cricaré. Its principal tributary is the Cotoxé River (or northern branch), which also arises in Minas Gerais near the source of the southern branch, in an area called "Alto São Mateus".[3] The two come together near the village of Lagoa at 18°39′02″S 40°05′37″W / 18.65056°S 40.09361°W / -18.65056; -40.09361, and the São Mateus River flows 65 more kilometers, through the city of São Mateus, and empties into the South Atlantic Ocean near the town of Conceição da Barra, in the state of Espírito Santo. In addition, other rivers such as the São Domingos, the Santana, the Mariricu, and the Rio Prêto are part of the São Mateus River's hydrological system.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Hidrografia de São Mateus". Prefeitura São Mateus. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Rio São Mateus (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. 1 2 Nardoto, Eliezer Ortolani & Lima, Herinéa (2001). "7.3 Rio São Mateus". História de São Mateus (in Portuguese) (second ed.). EDAL. p. 162.


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