Araguaia River

Of the Rio Araguaia

A tree stands in the Natural Park Bananal from the Araguaia

The Araguaia River is a left tributary of the Rio Tocantins. With 2198 km in length, it is one of the major rivers of Brazil. Its course forms the boundary of several Brazilian states. The name means in the Tupi language "river of Aras ".

River

The Araguaia rises in the Mato Grosso plateau in the state of Goiás, near the tri-border region of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso west of the GO -341 and the boundary of Parque Nacional das Emas. From there it flows north on the border between the states of Mato Grosso and Goiás, Mato Grosso and Tocantins later, and last Pará and Tocantins.

The river divides at its alluvial plain in more wide -flowing middle reaches in two branches that flow together later to form the Ilha do Bananal, the largest river island in the world. There is also the Araguaia National Park, the settlement area of ​​Karajá Indians. Below the level of the Araguaia forms several rapids and canyon -like gene. It ends at São João in the Rio Tocantins, whom he surpasses in length, catchment and water management ( 5,507 m³ / s compared to 4,527 m³ / s of Tocantins ).

In Rio Araguaia lives among other things one of the largest freshwater fish Arapaima Gigas.

Inflows

Overview of the longest tributaries of the Rio Araguaia:

  • Rio Diamantino
  • Rio das Garcas
  • Rio Cristalino
  • Rio das Mortes
  • Ribeirao Crisóstomo
  • Ribeirao Beleza
  • Ribeirao Santana
  • Campo Alegre
  • Rio Inajá
  • Ribeirão Santa Maria
  • Rio Babilônia
  • Rio Caiapó
  • Rio Claro
  • Rio Vermelho
  • Rio do Peixe
  • Rio Crixás - Açu
  • Rio Javaés or Braço Menor do Araguaia ( sidestream right resp. East of Ilha do Bananal )
  • Rio do Coco
  • Rio Caiapó
  • Rio piranhas
  • Rio Bananal
  • Rio Muricizal
  • Rio Lontra
  • Rio Corda
  • Rio Piranha
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