Timonha River

Timonha River
Timonha River is located in Brazil
Timonha River
Mouth location in Brazil
Native nameRio Timonha (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationIbiapina Mountain, Viçosa do Ceará, Ceará state
Mouth 
 • location
Atlantic Ocean
 • coordinates
2°56′00″S 41°16′00″W / 2.933462°S 41.266776°W / -2.933462; -41.266776
Length90 km (56 mi)

The Timonha River is a river of Ceará state in eastern Brazil. Like many small rivers of northeastern Brazil, the Timonha River dries up between July and November and only flows during the rainy season.[1] According to a survey by the United States Hydrographic Office, the Timonha River is too small to allow passage by boats.[2]

The river is part of the Timonha-Ubatuba estuarine system, which has the largest mangrove ecosystem in Ceará.[1]

The river delta is protected by the 313,800 hectares (775,000 acres) Delta do Parnaíba Environmental Protection Area, created in 1996.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Onofre de Morais, Jáder; Braga Dias, Carolina; de Souza Pinheiro, Lidriana. "Depuration Capacity of the Timonha-Ubatuba Estuarine System, in Ceará State, Brazil" (PDF). Arquivos de Ciências do Mar. 47 (1): 30–37. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  2. ^ Change No. 7 to H.O. Pub. No. 23, Sailing Directions for South America, Vol. 1 (5th ed.). United States Hydrographic Office. 1962-07-07. p. 110.
  3. ^ APA Delta do Parnaíba (Federal) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2017-02-09


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