Buquira River

The Buquira River (Portuguese: Rio Buquira) is a river of São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Paraíba do Sul.

Buquira River
Buquira River is located in Brazil
Buquira River
Native nameRio Buquira (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSão Paulo state
Mouth 
  location
São José dos Campos
  coordinates
23.153398°S 45.896737°W / -23.153398; -45.896737
Basin features
River systemParaíba do Sul

The headwaters are protected by the 292,000 hectares (720,000 acres) Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.[1]

See also

References

  1. Unidade de Conservação: Área de Proteção Ambiental Bacia Hidrográfica do Paraíba do Sul (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-10-01


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