Rio dos Sinos

Rio dos Sinos is a river in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. It rises in the hills east of Caraá (130 kilometres (81 mi) away from Porto Alegre) at elevations above 600 metres (2,000 ft) and covers a distance of about 190 kilometres (120 mi), flowing into the delta Jacuí in Canoas, at an elevation of only 5 metres (16 ft).

Rio dos Sinos
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Rio Grande do Sul state
• elevation	695 m (2,280 ft)
Mouth
• location	Canoas
• coordinates	29.934444°S 51.235833°W / -29.934444; -51.235833
• elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Length	190 km (120 mi)
Basin size	3,820 km2 (1,470 sq mi)

The river basin contains the São Francisco de Paula National Forest, a 1,616-hectare (3,990-acre) sustainable use conservation area created in 1968.^[1]

See also

• List of rivers of Rio Grande do Sul