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 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest ...
, 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
The Caraíva River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil.
There are mangroves in good condition at the mouth of the river, which empties into the sea in the Corumbau Marine Extractive Reserve, a protected fishing area of .
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basin to the south,
Jucuruçu River
The Jucurucu River is a river of Bahia and Minas Gerais states in eastern Brazil.
See also
*List of rivers of Bahia
*List of rivers of Minas Gerais
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basin to the southeast and
Buranhém River
The Buranhém River - also known as Rio do Peixe - is a watercourse flowing through the states of Minas Gerais () and Bahia (), in Brazil. It ends its course at the Atlantic Ocean just by the city of Porto Seguro. The city holds a distinctive place ...
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, 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
Pau Brasil National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional do Pau Brasil) is a National park (Brazil), national park in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
It preserves a remnant of the Atlantic Forest biome.
Location
The Pau Brasil National Park is in the Atlantic ...
lies between the Frades and Buranhém rivers.
The mouth of the river is protected by the
Rio dos Frades Wildlife Refuge, and is an area of ''
restinga
Restingas () are a distinct type of coastal tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest in eastern Brazil. They form on sandy, acidic, and nutrient-poor soils, and are characterized by medium-sized trees and shrubs adapted to the drier and nut ...
'' 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
References
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Rivers of Bahia
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