Culuene River | |
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Mouth location in Brazil
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Native name | Rio Culuene |
Country | Brazil |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | Mato Grosso state |
River mouth | 12°55′33″S 52°49′39″W / 12.925852°S 52.827521°WCoordinates: 12°55′33″S 52°49′39″W / 12.925852°S 52.827521°W |
Length | 600 |
Basin features | |
River system | Xingu River |
The Culuene River, or Kuluene River is a 600 km tributary of Xingu River in Mato Grosso, a state in western Brazil. The main economic activities in the region are agriculture and cattle farming.
The river, an important tributary of the Xingu River, flows past the Culuene Biological Reserve in the municipality of Paranatinga, Mato Grosso.