Piabanha River

The Piabanha River (Portuguese: Rio Piabanha) is a river of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Paraíba do Sul.

Piabanha River
Native name	Rio Piabanha  (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro
• coordinates	22.497837°S 43.222616°W / -22.497837; -43.222616
Mouth
• coordinates	22.111863°S 43.137605°W / -22.111863; -43.137605
Length	80 kilometres (50 mi)
Basin features
River system	Paraíba do Sul

Basin

The basin of the Piabanha River includes the basins of the upper Piabanha, Preto, Fagundes and Paquequer rivers. It fully drains the municipalities of Teresópolis, Carmo, Sapucaia, Sumidouro, Areal and São José do Vale do Rio Preto, and partially drains the municipalities of Petrópolis, Paty do Alferes, Paraíba do Sul, Duas Barras and Três Rios.[1] The headwaters of the river are protected by the Três Picos State Park, Serra dos Órgãos National Park, Petrópolis Municipal Nature Park, Montanhas de Teresópolis Municipal Nature Park, Araras State Biological Reserve and Araponga Municipal Nature Park among others.[2]

Course

The Piabanha rises in Petrópolis and runs for 80 kilometres (50 mi) to join the Paraíba do Sul, passing through Areal and Três Rios. The Preto drains the municipalities of Teresópolis and São José do Vale do Rio Preto, and joins the Piabanha in Areal. The Piabanha also receives the Fagundes in Areal.[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Rio de Janeiro

References

1. Reis Soares & Brandão Assis 2012, p. 11.
2. Reis Soares & Brandão Assis 2012, p. 42.
3. Reis Soares & Brandão Assis 2012, p. 12.

Sources

• Reis Soares, Vinicius dos; Brandão Assis, Erika Melo (2012), Relatório de Situação da Região Hidrográfica Méio Paraíba do Sul (PDF) (in Portuguese), Petrópolis – RJ: Associação Pró-Gestão das Águas da Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Paraíba do Sul, retrieved 2016-10-04