Itaueira River

The Itaueira River is a river of Piauí state in northeastern Brazil, a tributary of the Parnaíba River.

Itaueira River
Native nameRio Itaueira  (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationPiauí state
Mouth 
  coordinates
6.676667°S 42.925278°W / -6.676667; -42.925278
Basin features
River systemParnaíba River

The river, which is intermittent, rises in the 823,843 hectares (2,035,760 acres) Serra das Confusões National Park, created in 1998, which protects an area of the Caatinga biome.[1]

See also

References

  1. Unidade de Conservação: Parque Nacional Serra das Confusões (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-06-09


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