Tijuco River | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Minas Gerais state |
Mouth | |
• location | Paranaíba River |
The Tijuco River (Portuguese, Rio Tijuco[1]) is a river of Minas Gerais state in southeastern Brazil. Geologically, the Tijuco River basin is inserted in the plateau unit of Central Brazil, in a geotectonic sedimentary basin called Paraná Sedimentary Basin.
It is a tributary of the Paranaíba River, which it joins in the reservoir created by São Simão Dam.