The João Leite River () is a river of
Goiás
Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Ge ...
state in central
Brazil
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. It is a tributary of the
Meia Ponte River
The Meia Ponte River ( Portuguese, ''Rio Meia Ponte'') is one of the most important rivers in the state of Goiás, Brazil. Its source lies 60 km north of the city of Goiânia and it flows through that city in a southern direction joining the ...
.
Reservoir
In May 1994 part of the
Altamiro de Moura Pacheco State Park
The Altamiro de Moura Pacheco State Park () is a state park in the state of Goiás, Brazil.
It protects an area of dry forest beside a major reservoir that supplies water to the state capital.
Location
The Altamiro de Moura Pacheco State Park is ...
was removed to make way for the Ribeirão João Leite Reservoir, planned to supply water to the Metropolitan Region of Goiânia, the state capital. The park was reduced in size to .
The João Leite Reservoir provides water for over one million people.
State law 18.462 of 9 May 2014 created the João Leite State Park with an area of from part of the area taken for the reservoir.
The two parks now total .
Springs
In February 2015 the head of the state office for environmental crimes warned that 23 springs that feed the Ribeirão João Leite can no longer be recovered.
The river has 491 springs in total, of which 70 are fully protected.
Unless action was taken to protect the remaining springs, the reservoir would dry up in a few years.
Farmers have been cooperating with efforts to recover the environment around the remaining springs.
See also
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List of rivers of Goiás
List of rivers in Goiás (Brazilian State).
The list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Goiás drain to the Atlantic Ocean.
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Rivers of Goiás
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