The Piquirí River () is a river of
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso ( – ) is one of the states of Brazil, the List of Brazilian states by area, third largest by area, located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible ...
state in western
Brazil
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. It is a tributary of the
São Lourenço River.
Course
The Piquirí River rises in the south of Mato Grosso at the convergence of the Peixe de Couro and the Itiquira rivers.
It flows west to the border between Mato Grosso and
Mato Grosso do Sul
Mato Grosso do Sul ( ) is one of Federative units of Brazil, Brazil's 27 federal units, located in the southern part of the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West Region, bordering five Brazilian states: Mato Grosso (to the north), Goiás and ...
, where it is joined by the
Correntes River. It continues to meander west along the border between Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, receiving the Braço de São Lourenço River from the right (north). It defines the southern boundary of the
Encontro das Águas State Park
The Encontro das Águas State Park () is a State park (Brazil), state park in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.
It covers an area of the pantanal rich in watercourses.
Location
The Encontro das Águas State Park is divided between the municipalit ...
, joining the São Lourenço at the southwest boundary of the park.
The region, rich in watercourses, supports diverse
pantanal
The Pantanal () is a natural region encompassing the world's largest tropical wetland area, and the world's largest Flooded grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands. It is located mostly within the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, but i ...
vegetation.
See also
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List of rivers of Mato Grosso
References
Sources
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Rivers of Mato Grosso
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