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Preto River (Bahia, Grande River tributary)

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Preto River
Preto River (Bahia, Grande River tributary) is located in BrazilPreto River (Bahia, Grande River tributary)
Native nameRio Preto (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBahia state
MouthRio Grande
 • coordinates11°21′09″S 43°50′14″W / 11.3526°S 43.8373°W / -11.3526; -43.8373
Basin features
River systemRio Grande

The Preto River, a tributary of the Rio Grande, is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil.

The river basin includes part of the 707,079 hectares (1,747,230 acres) Serra Geral do Tocantins Ecological Station, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 2001 to preserve an area of cerrado.

See also

References

  1. Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica Serra Geral do Tocantins (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-28

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