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Madeirinha River is a river of Mato Grosso and Amazonas states in north-western Brazil, a left tributary of the Roosevelt River.

Madeirinha River
Native name	Rio Madeirinha  (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Mato Grosso state
Mouth
• location	Roosevelt River, Amazonas state
• coordinates	8.518710°S 60.958048°W / -8.518710; -60.958048
Basin features
River system	Roosevelt River

Course

In Mato Grosso the river forms the western boundary of the 13,683 hectares (33,810 acres) Rio Madeirinha Ecological Station, a fully protected environmental unit created in 1997.[1] It then flows north east through the Tucumã State Park in Mato Grosso and the 83,381 hectares (206,040 acres) Manicoré State Forest in Amazonas, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2005.[2] It continues north east from the state forest before joining the Roosevelt river.

See also

• List of rivers of Amazonas
• List of rivers of Mato Grosso

References

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