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Alpercatas River

Coordinates: 6°01′47″S 44°18′42″W / 6.029736°S 44.311702°W / -6.029736; -44.311702
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Alpercatas River
Alpercatas River is located in Brazil
Alpercatas River
Native nameRio Alpercatas (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMaranhão state
Mouth 
 • coordinates
6°01′47″S 44°18′42″W / 6.029736°S 44.311702°W / -6.029736; -44.311702
Basin features
River systemItapecuru River

The Alpercatas River is a river of Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Itapecuru River.

Some of the headwaters of the river are protected by the 437,000 hectares (1,080,000 acres) Mirador State Park, created in 1980.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ PES de Mirador (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-08-04