Lagoa dos Patos

lake in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Key facts

Location: Brazil
Type: lagoon
Primary inflows: Jacuí - Guaíba and Camaquã River
Primary outflows: São Gonçalo Channel
Catchment area: 201,626 km (77,848 mi )
Max length: 290 kilometres (180 mi)
Max width: 71 kilometres (44 mi)
Surface area: 10,100 km (3,900 mi ) to 10,360 km (4,000 mi )
Average depth: 6 m (20 ft)

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Lagoa dos Patos ( Portuguese pronunciation: [laˈɡoɐ dus ˈpatus]; English: Ducks' Lagoon) is a coastal lagoon located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. It covers an area of 10,100 km (3,900 mi), is 290 kilometres (180 mi) long and has a maximum width of 71 kilometres (44 mi). It is the largest choked coastal lagoon in the world, the largest coastal lagoon in South America, and the largest lagoon in Brazil.

Lagoa dos Patos is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a sandbar about 8.0 kilometres (5 mi) wide. The Jacuí-Guaíba and Camaquã Rivers empty into it, while the navigable São Gonçalo Channel, which enters Lagoa dos Patos near the town of Pelotas, connects Lagoa dos Patos to Lagoa Mirim to the south. The Rio Grande, at the south end of Lagoa dos Patos, forms the outlet to the Atlantic.