The Saco River ( pt, Rio Saco) is a river in the state of
Pará
Pará is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian state) ...
, Brazil. It is a left tributary of the
Paracauari River
The Paracauari River ( pt, Rio Paracauari) is a river on the island of Marajó in the state of Pará, Brazil.
It discharges into the Marajó Bay at the mouth of the Tocantins River
Course
The Paracauari rises in the northeast part of the island ...
.
Location
The Saco river is on
Marajó
Marajó () is a large coastal island in the state of Pará, Brazil. It is the main and largest of the islands in the Marajó Archipelago. Marajó Island is separated from the mainland by Marajó Bay, Pará River, smaller rivers (especially ...
island in Pará state, and is contained within the
Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area
The Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental Arquipélago do Marajó) is an environmental protection area in the state of Pará, Brazil. It protects the Marajó Archipelago, made up of marine fluvial is ...
.
It is a left tributary of the
Paracauari River
The Paracauari River ( pt, Rio Paracauari) is a river on the island of Marajó in the state of Pará, Brazil.
It discharges into the Marajó Bay at the mouth of the Tocantins River
Course
The Paracauari rises in the northeast part of the island ...
, which enters the Atlantic at
Soure, Pará
Soure is a Brazilian municipality located in the northern state of Pará, on the island of Marajó, which is located in the Amazon River at its mouth. Its population as of 2020 is estimated to be 25,565 people. The area of the municipality is 3,51 ...
.
The mangroves of the left (east) bank of the Saco are protected by the
Soure Marine Extractive Reserve
The Soure Marine Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista Marinha de Soure) is an extractive reserve in the state of Pará, Brazil.
Location
The Soure Marine Extractive Reserve is in the municipality of Soure, Pará, on Marajó island and ...
.
This covers of typical mangroves forest and tidal waters.
The riverine Manguezal do Rio do Saco section has an area of about .
The climate is equatorial Amazon.
See also
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List of rivers of Pará
List of rivers in Pará (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 Pará drain to the A ...
References
Sources
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Rivers of Pará
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