Alpercatas River

The Alpercatas River is a river of Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Itapecuru River.

Alpercatas River
Native nameRio Alpercatas (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationMaranhão state
Mouth 
  coordinates
6.029736°S 44.311702°W / -6.029736; -44.311702
Basin features
River systemItapecuru River

Some of the headwaters of the river are protected by the 437,000 hectares (1,080,000 acres) Mirador State Park, created in 1980.

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