Tijuco River
The Tijuco River (Portuguese, Rio Tijuco[1]) is a river of Minas Gerais state in southeastern Brazil. Geologically, the Tijuco River basin is inserted in the plateau unit of Central Brazil, in a geotectonic sedimentary basin called Paraná Sedimentary Basin.
| Tijuco River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Minas Gerais state |
| Mouth | |
• location | Paranaíba River |
It is a tributary of the Paranaíba River, which it joins in the reservoir created by São Simão Dam.
References
- Rio Tijuco at GEOnet Names Server
- GNS coordinates adjusted using Google Maps and GeoLocator
- GNS coordinates adjusted using Google Maps and GeoLocator
- Map from Ministry of Transport
- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
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