| Balsas River | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Native name | Rio Balsas (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Tocantins state |
| Mouth | |
• location | Tocantins |
• coordinates | 9°52′56″S 47°50′26″W / 9.88209°S 47.84045°W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Tocantins River |
The Balsas River is a river of Tocantins state in central Brazil, a tributary of the Do Sono River.
The river basin includes part of the 707,079 hectares (1,747,230 acres) Serra Geral do Tocantins Ecological Station, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 2001 to preserve an area of the Cerrado.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica Serra Geral do Tocantins (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-28
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