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The Tocantins basin, or Araguaia-Tocantins basin, is a Brazilian river basin, almost entirely located between the 2ºS and 18ºS parallels and the 46ºW and 56ºW meridians. The main rivers in the basin are Tocantins and Araguaia.[1]
The basin extends to the states of Tocantins and Goiás (58%), Mato Grosso (24%), Pará (13%), Maranhão (4%), in addition to the Federal District (1%). It is the largest hydrographic basin entirely Brazilian.[2]
For water resource management purposes, it is inserted in the Tocantins-Araguaia hydrographic region.[2]
- ^ Freitas, Eduardo de. Bacia do Tocantins-Araguaia. Brasil Escola. Access: June 16, 2020.
- ^ a b Caderno da Região Hidrográfica do Tocantins-Araguaia. Brasília: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, Secretaria de Recursos Hídricos, 2006.