| Culuene River | |
|---|---|
  Mouth location in Brazil | |
| Native name | Rio Culuene (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mato Grosso state |
| Mouth | |
| • coordinates | 12°55′33″S 52°49′39″W / 12.925852°S 52.827521°W / -12.925852; -52.827521 |
| Length | 600 |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Xingu River |
The Culuene River, or Kuluene River is a 600 km tributary of Xingu River in Mato Grosso, a state in western Brazil. The main economic activities in the region are agriculture and cattle farming.
It joins the Xingu from the southeast in the Xingu Indigenous Park. The Culuene Biological Reserve is south of the park in the municipality of Paranatinga, Mato Grosso.
See also
References
- 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.
- REBIO do Culuene (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2017-02-22
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