Culuene
Culuene is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- -13.51°, -53.16°
About Culuene
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.
It joins the Xingu from the southeast in the Xingu Indigenous Park. The Culuene Biological Reserve is south of the park in the municipality of Paranatinga, Mato Grosso.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Culuene River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Culuene: Key Facts
| Mouth | Xingu River |
|---|---|
| Drainage system | Amazon basin |
Facts from Wikidata Q1644776 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Culuene: Quick Answers
- Where is Culuene?
- Culuene is located in Brazil, at 13.5061° S, 53.1590° W.
- Are there dams on the Culuene?
- No dam on the Culuene is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.