Xingu River
Sign in to savetributary river of the Amazon River in South America
AI overview
The Xingu River is a major tributary that flows into the Amazon River in South America. It matters because it is an important part of the Amazon basin ecosystem and has been central to debates about hydroelectric development and environmental conservation in the region.
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Key facts
- Native name
- Byti ( Kayapó )
- Country
- Brazil
- Source
- Culuene and Sete de Setembro confluence
- Location
- Mato Grosso
- Coordinates
- 12°55′29.7264″S 52°49′33.636″W / 12.924924000°S 52.82601000°W / -12.924924000; -52.82601000
- Elevation
- 297 m (974 ft)
- 2nd source
- Sete de Setembro
- 3rd source
- Culuene
- Mouth
- Amazon River
- Length
- 1,640 km (1,020 mi)
- Basin size
- 520,292 km (200,886 mi ) 513,313.5 km (198,191.5 mi )
- Average
- (Period: 1973–1990)9,680 m /s (342,000 cu ft/s) (Period: 1971–2000)10,022.6 m /s (353,940 cu ft/s)
Article
The Xingu River (/ʃɪŋˈɡuː/, shing-GOO; Portuguese: Rio Xingu [ˈʁi.u ʃĩˈɡu]; Mẽbêngôkre: Byti [bɯˈti]) is a 1,640 km (1,020 mi) river in north Brazil. It is a southeast tributary of the Amazon River and one of the largest clearwater rivers in the Amazon basin, accounting for about 5% of its water.
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