The Una River is a river of
Bahia
Bahia () is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Mina ...
state in eastern
Brazil
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. It discharges into the
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the ...
between
Canavieiras to the south and
Ilhéus
Ilhéus () is a major city located in the southern coastal region of Bahia, Brazil, 211 km south of Salvador, Brazil, Salvador, the state's capital. The city was founded in 1534 as Vila de São Jorge dos Ilhéus and is known as one of the mos ...
to the north.
Tributaries include the Aliança and São Pedro rivers.
Part of the river basin is in the
Una Biological Reserve
Una Biological Reserve () is a Biological reserve (Brazil), Biological reserve in Brazil.
Location
The Una Biological Reserve, which is in the Atlantic Forest biome and covers , was created on 10 December 1980.
It became part of the Central Atl ...
, a strictly protected conservation unit in the
Una municipality created in 1980.
In its lower reaches the river flows through the western part of the
Una Wildlife Refuge, which surrounds the biological reserve.
At least eight of the tributaries rise in the
Serra das Lontras National Park
The Serra das Lontras National Park () is a national park in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
It protects a rugged area of Atlantic Rainforest with a wide range of bird species, including several that are threatened with extinction.
Location
The Ser ...
, created in 2010.
See also
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List of rivers of Bahia
List of rivers in Bahia (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 Bahia drain to the ...
References
Rivers of Bahia
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