The Aguapeí River () is a river of

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state in southeastern

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. It is a left tributary of the

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. The lower reaches of the Aguapeí River flow through the

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, created in 1998, which is about upstream from the point where the Aguapeí the

. The park contains large areas of floodplain, and is flooded in the rainy season when the Aguapeí overflows its banks. The mouth of the river is protected by the Mouth of the Aguapeí Private Natural Heritage Reserve, created in 2010.

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* * Rivers of São Paulo (state) Tributaries of the Paraná River {{SaoPauloState-river-stub

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