Cubatão River (Paraná)

The Cubatão River is a river of Paraná state in southern Brazil.

Cubatão River
Native nameRio Cubatão  (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSão José dos Pinhais, Paraná
Mouth 
 • location
Guaratuba Bay
 • coordinates
25.867975°S 48.718191°W / -25.867975; -48.718191

Origins

The Cubatão River originates in the municipality of São José dos Pinhais, where it is called the São João River.[1] The catchment area of the river is in the 49,287 hectares (121,790 acres) Guaricana National Park, created in 2014.[2]

Course

The São João forms part of the border between Sào José and Guaratuba. After it is joined by the Arraial it takes the name of Cubatão, flowing into the Guaratuba Bay.[1] The river is about 80 kilometres (50 mi) long. Tributaries are the Castelhano, Coatís, Ribeirão Grande, Zoada, Navio Arraial, Cubatãozinho and Preto rivers. The river is navigable up to Três Barras, and above there by canoe to the Salto do Rio Cubatão.[1] The Salto do Rio Cubatão is a series of rapids with large boulders, a tourist attraction.[3]

See also

References
  1. Rio Cubatão – Prefeitura de Guaratuba.
  2. Unidade de Conservação ... MMA.
  3. Salto do Rio Cubatão – Webventure.

Sources
  • Rio Cubatão (in Portuguese), Prefeitura de Guaratuba, retrieved 2016-06-16
  • "Salto do Rio Cubatão", Webventure LTDA (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-06-16
  • Unidade de Conservação: Parque Nacional Guaricana (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-06-16


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