Tijuco River
| Tijuco River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Minas Gerais state |
| Mouth | |
• location | Paranaíba River |
The Tijuco River (Portuguese, Rio Tijuco[1]) is a river of Minas Gerais state in southeastern Brazil. Geologically, the Tijuco River basin is inserted in the plateau unit of Central Brazil, in a geotectonic sedimentary basin called Paraná Sedimentary Basin.
It is a tributary of the Paranaíba River, which it joins in the reservoir created by São Simão Dam.
See also
18°40′49″S 50°4′8″W / 18.68028°S 50.06889°W[2]
References
- ^ Rio Tijuco at GEOnet Names Server
- ^ GNS coordinates adjusted using Google Maps and GeoLocator
- Map from Ministry of Transport
- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.