São Mateus River
{{Infobox river
| name = São Mateus River
| image = Rio São Mateus.jpeg
| image_size =
| image_caption = In the town of São Mateus, Espírito Santo
| map =
| pushpin_map = Brazil
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| source1_location = São Félix de Minas - Minas Gerais
| mouth_location = South Atlantic Ocean
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|18|36|15|S|039|43|39|W|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Brazil
| length = {{convert|224|km|mi|abbr=on}} (north fork),
{{convert|188|km|mi|abbr=on}} (south fork){{Cite web|title=Hidrografia de São Mateus|publisher=Prefeitura São Mateus|url=http://www.saomateus.es.gov.br/site/hidrografia-sao-mateus.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101202616/http://www.saomateus.es.gov.br/site/hidrografia-sao-mateus.php|archivedate= 1 January 2012|url-status=live}}
| source1_elevation =
| mouth_elevation =
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size = {{Convert|10335|sqkm|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}
}}
The São Mateus River is a river primarily in Espírito Santo state in eastern Brazil.{{GEOnet2|32FA88408DB23774E0440003BA962ED3|Rio São Mateus (Approved)}}, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Course
The São Mateus River rises in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais in the municipality of São Félix de Minas, where it is known as Braço Sul do Rio São Mateus (the southern branch) or Rio Cricaré. Its principal tributary is the Cotoxé River (or northern branch), which also arises in Minas Gerais near the source of the southern branch, in an area called "Alto São Mateus".{{Cite book|author1=Nardoto, Eliezer Ortolani |author2=Lima, Herinéa |name-list-style=amp |year=2001|chapter=7.3 Rio São Mateus|title=História de São Mateus|edition=second|language=Portuguese|publisher=EDAL|page=162}} The two come together near the village of Lagoa at {{Coord|18|39|02|S|40|05|37|W|display=inline}}, and the São Mateus River flows 65 more kilometers, through the city of São Mateus, and empties into the South Atlantic Ocean near the town of Conceição da Barra, in the state of Espírito Santo. In addition, other rivers such as the São Domingos, the Santana, the
Mariricu, and the Rio Prêto are part of the São Mateus River's hydrological system.
See also
Notes
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External links
- {{Cite web|title=Mapa Rodoviário Espírito Santo (Roadmap of Espírito Santo)|date=2002|publisher=Ministry of Transport of Brazil|url=https://www.gifex.com/imapa/americas/md_Espirito_Santo_brazil.pdf}}
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Category:Rivers of Espírito Santo
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