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The Meia Ponte River (Portuguese, Rio Meia Ponte[3]) is one of the most important rivers in the state of Goiás, Brazil. Its source lies 60 km north of the city of Goiânia and it flows through that city in a southern direction joining the Paranaíba River just downriver of Cachoeira Dourada Dam. The Paranaíba River marks the border between the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais. The Meia Ponte's basin furnishes water for 2 million people, fifty percent of the population of the state, and a large part of the economy depends on it.

Meia Ponte River
Location
Country	Brazil
State	Goiás
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	60 km (37 mi) north of Goiânia
Mouth	Paranaíba River
• coordinates	18°32′39″S 49°35′48″W[1]

The Meia Ponte receives great amounts of garbage, industrial waste, and untreated sewage greatly reducing the quality of its waters. The city of Goiânia dumps over 90% of its untreated sewage into the river.

A preliminary evaluation of water quality downstream from Goiânia indicates that the river has a stretch of 60 kilometers below Goiânia with low levels of dissolved oxygen and therefore a limited capacity to sustain aquatic life or provide conditions for agricultural activity.

In addition, the dry summers last up to six months, which means that the Meia Ponte cannot supply all the population that depends on its water. Rationing in the summer is common. Recently a project was initiated to try to recover this important river and a sewage treatment plant is under construction in Goiânia.

See also

• Tributaries of the Río de la Plata

References

External links

• Document of the Interamerican Development Bank on the cleaning of the Meia Ponte

На других языках

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[de] Rio Meia Ponte

Der Rio Meia Ponte ist ein rechter Zufluss des Rio Paranaíba in Brasilien im Bundesstaat Goiás und gehört zum Flusssystem Paraná. Westlich der Talsperre des Cachoeira Dourada-Stausees mündet er als rechter Zufluss von Norden kommend in den Rio Paranaíba (siehe Karte; der Meia Ponte ist dort nicht eingezeichnet).

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- [en] Meia Ponte River

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[it] Rio Meia Ponte

Il Meia Ponte (Portoghese, Rio Meia Ponte[1]) è uno dei più importanti fiumi che attraversa la città di Goiânia, capitale dello Stato brasiliano di Goiás. La sua fonte si trova 60 km a nord della città di Goiânia per poi scorrere attraverso quella città in direzione sud fino ad unirsi al fiume Paranaíba, appena a valle della diga Cachoeira Dourada. Il fiume Paranaíba segna il confine tra gli Stati di Goiás e Minas Gerais. Il bacino del Meia Ponte di Meia fornisce acqua per due milioni di persone, cinquanta per cento della popolazione dello Stato, e gran parte dell'economia dipende da esso.

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