| De Contas River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Serra da Tomba, Bahia state |
| Mouth | |
• location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Length | 620 kilometres (390 mi) |
The De Contas River (Portuguese: Rio de Contas) is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. In Portuguese, it is sometimes erroneously called "Rio das Contas".[1] It is the main river of the hydrographic basin named after him.
Its source is in Tromba Mountain,[2] between the municipalities of Piatã and Rio de Contas,( 13°16'48 S - 41°47'02 O ) passing through the cities of Abíra, Jussiape, Dom Basílio, Tanhaçu, Jequié (where the Pedras Dam was erected), Jitaúna, Ipiaú, Itagibá, Barra do Rocha, Ubatã, Ubaitaba and Aurelino Leal, to finally to its mouth in the Atlantic Ocean in Itacaré.
- ^ In Portuguese the official and historical sources of Bahia always name it as "Rio de Contas" just like the city name; however, this entry cites a reference in Ceará, which uses the wrong denomination (see "Gestão Legal dos Recursos Hídricos dos Estados do Nordeste do Brasil"), to demonstrate the amplitude of its erroneous use.
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