The Frades River ( pt, Rio dos Frades - Friar's River) is a river in the state of
Bahia
Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...
, Brazil.
Basin
The river has a drainage basin.
Its headwaters rise in the eastern foothills of the Vista Alegre and Pinhão serras at altitudes of .
The basin and surrounding watershed cover between the
Caraíva River basin to the south,
Jucuruçu River basin to the southeast and
Buranhém River basin to the north. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east.
Course
The river has a length of . Its source is the Córrego do Frade in the municipality of
Guaratinga
Guaratinga is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.
The municipality contains the Alto Cariri National Park, created in 2010.
See also
*List of municipalities in Bahia
This is a list of the municipalities in ...
, Bahia. The ''córrego'' runs southeast to meet the Barriguda River, forming the Frades River, which runs east and then southeast to the Atlantic Ocean.
The
Pau Brasil National Park lies between the Frades and Buranhém rivers.
The mouth of the river is protected by the
Rio dos Frades Wildlife Refuge
The Rio dos Frades Wildlife Refuge ( pt, Refúgio de Vida Silvestre do Rio dos Frades) is a wildlife refuge in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
It protects the land around the mouth of the Frades River. There is pressure, or opportunity, to develop the ...
, and is an area of ''
restinga'' salt marsh, with shrubs and thickets.
There are mangroves and many bromeliads and orchids.
See also
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List of rivers of Bahia
List of rivers in Bahia (Brazilian State).
The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Bahia drain to the ...
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Rivers of Bahia
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