Cristalino River (Teles Pires)

Cristalino River
Cristalino River in Mato Grosso
Native name	Rio Cristalino (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Nascentes da Serra do Cachimbo Biological Reserve, Pará
Mouth
• location	Teles Pires
• coordinates	9°38′7″S 55°55′44″W
Basin features
River system	Teles Pires

The Cristalino River (Portuguese: Rio Cristalino) is a river of the states of Pará and Mato Grosso in western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Teles Pires.

Course

The river rises in the 342,192 hectares (845,570 acres) Nascentes da Serra do Cachimbo Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit established in 2005 in the state of Pará. It is an indirect tributary of the Tapajós.

After crossing the border into Mato Grosso the river flows through the 184,900 hectares (457,000 acres) Cristalino State Park, established in 2001, before entering the Teles Pires. The river is navigable throughout the state park, despite the large number of submerged rocks and small rapids along its course.

See also

• List of rivers of Mato Grosso
• List of rivers of Pará

Sources

• Infraestrutura do Módulo do Parque Estadual do Cristalino (in Portuguese), PPBio, retrieved 1 November 2016
• Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica Nascentes Serra do Cachimbo (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 27 May 2016