Piracicaba River (Minas Gerais)

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Name: Piracicaba River (Minas Gerais)
Water system: Doce River
Water type: River
Progression: Doce River -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Tropical
Continents: South America
Countries: Brazil

The Piracicaba River (pronounced [piɾasiˈkabɐ]) is a watercourse of Minas Gerais state in southeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Doce River. The river rises at an altitude of 1,680 metres, at one of the vertices of the Caraça mountain range, in the São Bartolomeu district. It runs for 241 km to its mouth on the Doce river, between Ipatinga and Timóteo. Its main tributaries are the Prata, Peixe, Maquiné and Santa Bárbara rivers and the Turvo stream. The basin covers 5,465.38 km2 of drainage area and a total of 21 municipalities.

Piracicaba River (Minas Gerais)

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