Areias River (Goiás)

The Areias River is a river of Goiás state in central Brazil. Part of the Paraná River watershed, its source is located near the Serra dos Pirineus, and flows into the Corumbá River. Its approximate length is sixty miles. It passes through the municipalities of Corumbá de Goiás, Cocalzinho, Águas Lindas, Santo Antônio do Descoberto and Alexânia. The river was a major supplier of sand for the construction of Brasília, where extensive dredging and silting increasing the rapids, thus negatively interfering with his aquatic life.

Flows through: Brazil.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.