Fresco River

The Fresco River is a river of Pará state in north-central Brazil. It is a right tributary of Xingu River, which it joins at São Félix do Xingu.

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Fresco River
Mouth location in Brazil
Native name	Rio Fresco (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Mouth
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Length	560 km (350 mi)[1]
Basin size	43,771 km2 (16,900 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	São Félix do Xingu, Pará State (near mouth)
• average	865.6 m3/s (30,570 cu ft/s)
• minimum	2.03 m3/s (72 cu ft/s)
• maximum	4,526 m3/s (159,800 cu ft/s)
Discharge
• location	Boa Esperança, Pará State (Basin size: 43,030 km2 (16,610 sq mi)
• average	851 m3/s (30,100 cu ft/s) (Period of data: 1970-1996)837 m3/s (29,600 cu ft/s)[2]
• minimum	2 m3/s (71 cu ft/s)
• maximum	4,449 m3/s (157,100 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River system	Xingu River
Tributaries
• left	Riozinho
• right	Trairão

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The Fresco River is a blackwater river. Its basin is in the Xingu-Tocantins-Araguaia moist forests ecoregion.^[3]