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Araguaia River
Berohokỹ [beɾohoˈkə̃],
Bèrakuhukỹ [bɛɾakuhuˈkə̃] (Karajá)[1]
A tree in the Araguaia National Park in flood season
Map of the Araguaia/Tocantins Watershed
Native nameRio Araguaia (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
StateGoiás, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Pará
CitiesAragarças, Barra do Garças
Physical characteristics
SourceAraguaia River
 • locationMineiros, Goiás
 • coordinates18°02′02″S 53°03′47″W / 18.034°S 53.063°W / -18.034; -53.063
 • elevation858 m (2,815 ft)
MouthTocantins River
 • location
São João do Araguaia, Pará
 • coordinates
5°22′34″S 48°43′08″W / 5.37611°S 48.71889°W / -5.37611; -48.71889
 • elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Length2,627 km (1,632 mi)
Basin size377,000 km2 (146,000 sq mi)[2] 358,125 km2 (138,273 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationConceição do Araguaia, Brazil (Basin size: 358,125 km2 (138,273 sq mi))
 • average6,172 m3/s (218,000 cu ft/s) 6,216 m3/s (219,500 cu ft/s)
Discharge 
 • locationConfluence of Tocantins
 • average6,420 m3/s (227,000 cu ft/s)[2] 6,500 m3/s (230,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemTocantins 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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.

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