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Angu River

Coordinates: 21°48′24″S 42°30′33″W / 21.80667°S 42.50917°W / -21.80667; -42.50917
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Angu River
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Location
CountryBrazil
stateMinas Gerais
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSenador Cortes, MG, Brazil
 • coordinates21°46′3″S 42°54′34″W / 21.76750°S 42.90944°W / -21.76750; -42.90944
 • elevation700 m (2,300 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Volta Grande, MG, Brazil
 • coordinates
21°48′24″S 42°30′33″W / 21.80667°S 42.50917°W / -21.80667; -42.50917
Length58 km (36 mi)

The Angu River is a river in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is a left bank tributary of the Rio Paraiba do Sul. It is 58 km (36 mi) in length and drains an area of 346 km2 (134 sq mi) .[1]

The source of the river is located in the municipality of Senador Cortes [2] and it passes through the municipalities of Santo Antônio do Aventureiro and Além Paraíba to its mouth on the Paraiba do Sul near the city of Volta Grande .[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Programa Nacional de Avaliação da Qualidade das Águas". Agência Nacional de Águas (ANA). Archived from the original on 2012-11-29.
  2. ^ "Carta do Brasil SF-23-X-D-V-3 Sapucaia" (JPG). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE).
  3. ^ "Carta do Brasil SF-23-X-D-V-1 Argirita" (JPG). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE).