Cotinguiba River

Cotinguiba River
Native name Rio Cotinguiba
Basin
Main source Areia Branca
River mouth Nossa Senhora do Socorro
10°51′05″S 37°21′52″W / 10.85139°S 37.36444°W / -10.85139; -37.36444Coordinates: 10°51′05″S 37°21′52″W / 10.85139°S 37.36444°W / -10.85139; -37.36444
Basin size 232.5 square kilometres (89.8 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length 50 kilometres (31 mi)

The Cotinguiba River (Portuguese: Rio Cotinguiba) is a river in Sergipe, a state in northeastern Brazil. Its source is between the municipalities of Areia Branca and Laranjeiras. It flows into the Sergipe River at the border of the municipalities of Laranjeiras and Nossa Senhora do Socorro. It is approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) long with a basin of 232.5 square kilometres (89.8 sq mi). The Cotinguiba River is one of the main tributaries of the right bank of the Sergipe River, and flows into the Sergipe in a river bed in the form of an estuary. It passes through the municipalities of Areia Branca, Riachuelo, Laranjeiras and Nossa Senhora do Socorro.[1]

References

  1. Santos, Wesley Alves; Araújo, Hélio Mário de (2013). "Geologia e recursos hídricos superficiais e subterrâneos da sub-bacia hidrográfica do Rio Cotinguiba-SE". Boletim de Geografia. 31 (3): 5. doi:10.4025/bolgeogr.v31i3.17537. ISSN 2176-4786.

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