The Alpercatas River is a river of Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Itapecuru River.
| Alpercatas River | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Native name | Rio Alpercatas (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Maranhão state |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 6°01′47″S 44°18′42″W / 6.029736°S 44.311702°W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Itapecuru River |
Some of the headwaters of the river are protected by the 437,000 hectares (1,080,000 acres) Mirador State Park, created in 1980.[1]
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References edit
- ^ PES de Mirador (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-08-04