Caçanje River

Caçanje River
Caçanje River is located in Brazil
Caçanje River
Native nameRio Caçanje (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMato Grosso state
Mouth 
 • location
Cuiabá River
 • coordinates
16°41′55″S 56°29′16″W / 16.698653°S 56.487769°W / -16.698653; -56.487769
Basin features
River systemCuiabá River
Tributaries 
 • rightAlegre River

The Caçanje River (Portuguese: Rio Caçanje), also called the Cassange River, is a river of Mato Grosso state in western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Cuiabá River.

Course

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The Caçanje River defines part of the northern border of the Encontro das Águas State Park, then flows northeast to join the Cuiabá River. Further south the Alegre River flows northeast across the park parallel to the Caçanje, forms part of the eastern border, then continues east to join the Caçanje just before that river enters the Cuiabá.[1][2] The region, rich in watercourses, supports diverse pantanal vegetation.[3]

See also

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References

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Sources

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  • Mapa Geológico do Estado de Mato Grosso (PDF), CPRM, retrieved 2016-08-02
  • PES Encontro das Águas (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-08-02