River mouth Canoas5 m (16 ft) Length 190 km Mouth elevation 5 | Basin size 3,820 km (1,470 sq mi) | |
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Main source Rio Grande do Sul state695 m (2,280 ft) | ||
Rio dos Sinos is a river in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. It rises in the hills east of Caraá (130 km away from Porto Alegre) at altitudes above 600 meters and covers a distance of about 190 km, flowing into the delta Jacuí in Canoas, at an altitude of only 5 meters.
Map of Rio Dos Sinos, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
The river basin contains the São Francisco de Paula National Forest, a 1,616 hectares (3,990 acres) sustainable use conservation area created in 1968.
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