Xingu ( port. Xingú ) is a river in South America , the right tributary of the Amazon . The length of 1980 km, the basin area of 513 thousand km², is completely located in Brazil .
| Shingu | |
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| port. Rio xingu | |
 Shingu River, a view from space on a site in the lower reaches | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 1980 km |
| Pool | 513,000 km² |
| Water consumption | 8670 m³ / s (in Altamir ) |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Amazon |
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| Location | |
| Water system | Amazons |
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The river (called Culueni) originates in the eastern part of the Mato Grosso plateau, then, passing a rapids on the Brazilian plateau , goes to the Amazon lowland. After merging with its main tributary (left) - the Iriri River , Shingu flows through the city of Altamira . Then the river bends east, near the city of Vitoria do Xingu, continues to flow north and, bypassing the city of Senador José Porfiriu , flows into the Amazon near the city of Porto di Mos . Here, the Shingu forms an estuary-type estuary, having a length of 160 km and a width of 8-12 km; the average water consumption is 16 thousand m³ / s.
Shingu feeds on rains, so the period of high water lasts from October to April - May. River navigation is 190 km from the confluence with the Amazon.
The river in the middle reaches is very rapids, the largest waterfall is called Cashueira Grandi . To use the hydropower potential of the river, it is planned to build several power plants on it.
Shingu is located in the rain forests of the Amazon . In the upper reaches, on both banks, there are , downstream the left bank is occupied by the moist forests of Tapajosa-Shingu , and the right bank is by the wet forests of Shingu-Tokantins-Araguai [1] .
In the upper reaches of the river is the Shingu National Park .
In the summer of 2011, a consortium of companies with the participation of the Brazilian government began construction of the world's fourth-largest hydroelectric power station, Belo Monte , on the Xingu River. The reservoir will cover an area of 450 square kilometers in the municipality of Altamira [2] [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Map of ecoregions . Ecoregions 2017 (2017). Date of appeal May 24, 2017.
- ↑ A giant dam will be built in Brazil in the Amazon basin , BBC Russian (August 27, 2010). Date of appeal April 24, 2014.
- ↑ Belo Monte. Unique hydroelectric power station in the Amazon region . RusHydro (06/05/2011). Date of appeal April 24, 2014.
Links
- Shingu - an article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia .
- Xingu River - Encyclopedia Britannica