Cristalino River
Cristalino River in Mato Grosso
Cristalino River (Teles Pires) is located in Brazil
Cristalino River (Teles Pires)
Native nameRio Cristalino (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationNascentes da Serra do Cachimbo Biological Reserve, Pará
Mouth 
  location
Teles Pires
  coordinates
9°38′07″S 55°55′44″W / 9.635146°S 55.928865°W / -9.635146; -55.928865
Basin features
River systemTeles Pires

The Cristalino River (Portuguese: Rio Cristalino) is a river of the states of Pará and Mato Grosso in western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Teles Pires.

Course

The river rises in the 342,192 hectares (845,570 acres) Nascentes da Serra do Cachimbo Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit established in 2005 in the state of Pará. It is an indirect tributary of the Tapajós.[1] After crossing the border into Mato Grosso the river flows through the 184,900 hectares (457,000 acres) Cristalino State Park, established in 2001, before entering the Teles Pires. The river is navigable throughout the state park, despite the large number of submerged rocks and small rapids along its course.[2]

See also

References

Sources

  • Infraestrutura do Módulo do Parque Estadual do Cristalino (in Portuguese), PPBio, retrieved 2016-11-01
  • Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica Nascentes Serra do Cachimbo (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-27
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