São Lourenço River

São Lourenço River

São Lourenço River is a tributary of the Paraguay River within the Pantanal, an alluvial plain that spans portions of Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. [cite web
last=Swarts | first=Frederick | year=2000
url=http://www.pantanal.org/pantdesc.htm
title=Pantanal
publisher=Waterland Research Institute
accessdate=2007-11-26
] The São Lourenço river basin lies in the Mato Grosso state of Brazil. [cite web
author=Staff | year=2007
url=http://www.nature.org/wherewework/southamerica/brazil/work/art16768.html
title=New Agreement to Protect the Pantanal
publisher=The Nature Conservancy
accessdate=2007-11-26
]

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