The Ronuro River is a river of Mato Grosso state in western Brazil, a tributary of the Xingu River.

Ronuro River
Ronuro River is located in Brazil
Ronuro River
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMato Grosso
Mouth 
 • coordinates
11°56′25″S 53°32′47″W / 11.940202°S 53.546430°W / -11.940202; -53.546430
Length400[1]
Basin features
River systemXingu River

The river drains the 131,795 hectares (325,670 acres) Rio Ronuro Ecological Station, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1998.[2] It also flows through the Xingu Indigenous Park.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ziesler, R.; Ardizzone, G.D. (1979). "Amazon River System". The Inland waters of Latin America. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 92-5-000780-9. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013.
  2. ^ ESEC Rio Ronuro, ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-05-25
  3. ^ Kahn, Marina; Campanili, Maura (eds.). Almanaque Socioambiental Parque Indígena do Xingu: 50 anos. São Paulo: Instituto Socioambiental, 2011. ISBN 978-85-85994-84-6
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