Preto River (Bahia, Grande River tributary)

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

Preto River
Preto River (Bahia, Grande River tributary) is located in Brazil
Preto River (Bahia, Grande River tributary)
Native nameRio Preto (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBahia state
MouthRio Grande
 • coordinates
11°21′09″S 43°50′14″W / 11.3526°S 43.8373°W / -11.3526; -43.8373
Basin features
River systemRio Grande

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.[1]

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References edit

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