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| Araguaia River | |
|---|---|
 A tree in the Araguaia National Park in flood season | |
 Map of the Araguaia/Tocantins Watershed | |
| Native name | Rio Araguaia (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Goiás, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Pará |
| Cities | Aragarças, Barra do Garças |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Araguaia River |
| • location | Mineiros, Goiás |
| • coordinates | 18°02′02″S 53°03′47″W / 18.034°S 53.063°W |
| • elevation | 858 m (2,815 ft) |
| Mouth | Tocantins River |
• location | São João do Araguaia, Pará |
• coordinates | 5°22′34″S 48°43′08″W / 5.37611°S 48.71889°W |
• elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Length | 2,627 km (1,632 mi) |
| Basin size | 377,000 km2 (146,000 sq mi)[2] 358,125 km2 (138,273 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil (Basin size: 358,125 km2 (138,273 sq mi)) |
| • average | 6,172 m3/s (218,000 cu ft/s) 6,216 m3/s (219,500 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Confluence of Tocantins |
| • average | 6,420 m3/s (227,000 cu ft/s)[2] 6,500 m3/s (230,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Tocantins basin |
The Araguaia River (Portuguese: Rio Araguaia [ˈʁi.u aɾaˈɡwajjɐ], Karajá: ♂ Berohokỹ [beɾohoˈkə̃], ♀ Bèrakuhukỹ [bɛɾakuhuˈkə̃])[1] is one of the major rivers of Brazil, and a tributary of the Tocantins River.
- ^ a b Lima, Nei Clara de; Leitão, Rosani Moreira (2019). Iny tkylysinamy rybèna. Arte Iny Karajá: patrimônio cultural do Brasil (PDF). Goiânia: IPHAN-GO. ISBN 978-85-7334-343-4.
- ^ a b Aquino, Samia; Latrubesse, Edgardo; Bayer, Maximiliano (2009). "Assessment of wash load transport in the Araguaia River (Aruanã Gauge Station), central Brazil". Latin American Journal of Sedimentology and Basin Analysis. 16 (2): 119–128.