The Quixeramobim River is a river that runs through the state of
Ceará
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in
northeastern Brazil
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. It was originally known by the Indians who inhabited the region as Rio Ibu. It rises in the
Serra das Matas at
Monsenhor Tabosa
Monsenhor Tabosa is a municipality in the state of Ceará in the Northeast region of Brazil.
See also
*List of municipalities in Ceará
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Ceará (CE), located in the Northeast Region of Braz ...
and
Banhha and its mouth is on
Rio Banabuiú, being one of its main tributaries. There are three municipalities on the river:
Boa Viagem,
Quixeramobim and
Banabuiú
Banabuiú is a municipality in the state of Ceará, in Brazil
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. Its drainage basin also covers the municipality of
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, most of
Itatira
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and a small part of
Santa Quitéria.
Two dams creating reservoirs of the same name are on the river in the vicinity of Monsenhor Tabosa: the
Quixeramobim with 54,000,000 m³ storage capacity, and
Fogareiro, with a capacity of 118 820 000 m³, both in the municipality of Quixeramobim. These reservoirs are the main source of water for the three municipalities bordering the Quixeramobim.
See also
*
List of rivers of Ceará
List of rivers in Ceará (Brazilian State).
The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Ceará drain to the ...
References
Brazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Ceará
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