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The Doce River Basin (Portuguese: Bacia do rio Doce) is located in the southeastern region of Brazil. According to the Doce River Basin Committee (CBH-Doce), it belongs to the Southeast Atlantic hydrographic region, has a drainage area of 86,175 square kilometers and covers all or part of 229 municipalities. 86% of the basin's area belongs to the state of Minas Gerais, in the Doce River Valley ...
The Doce River (Portuguese: Rio Doce [ˈʁi.u ˈdos(i)], "Sweet River") is a river in southeast Brazil with a length of 853 kilometres (530 mi). The river basin is economically important. In 2015, the collapse of a dam released highly contaminated water from mining into the river, causing an ecological disaster.
It is located on the left bank of the Manhuaçu River in the Doce River basin. [8] The region has a rugged terrain with altitudes from 318 to 628 metres (1,043 to 2,060 ft). The reserve holds parts of the basins of the Jaó and Matão streams. [9]
With a total area of 62.06 km 2, the water body is the largest lake within a set of coastal lagoons that are inserted in the Doce River basin. [5] The Juparanã Lagoon communicates with the Doce River through the Pequeno River in Linhares. [6] [7] Its maximum depth reaches 21 m. [8]
The Piracicaba River (pronounced [piɾasiˈkaba]) is a watercourse of Minas Gerais state in southeastern Brazil.It is a tributary of the Doce River.The river rises at an altitude of 1,680 metres (5,510 ft), at one of the vertices of the Caraça mountain range, in the São Bartolomeu district.
Steindachneridion doceanum, as known as surubim-do-doce in Brazilian Portuguese, is an endangered species of catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is native to the Doce River Basin, where it was originally common in the whole extension of the basin. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The Itapemirim river flows from west to east for roughly 320 km (200 mi), encompassing a drainage area of about 6,014 km 2 (2,322 sq mi). [12] The Doce river basin is located further north along the Atlantic coastline, and flows for about 853 km (530 mi); the ecosystem therein is considered sensitive to climate variability. [13]
The Manhuaçu River is a river of Minas Gerais state in southeastern Brazil.. The river is in the Doce River basin. It runs past the Feliciano Miguel Abdala Private Natural Heritage Reserve, located on its left bank, home to one of the last wild populations of northern muriqui woolly spider monkeys.