The Tefé River (Teffé River in early accounts; Portuguese: Rio Tefé) is a tributary of the Amazon River (Solimões section) in Amazonas state in north-western Brazil.
| Tefé River | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Tefé River center-left (west of Manaus) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Amazonas |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Amazonas |
| • coordinates | 5°18′45.6948″S 66°45′59.3244″W / 5.312693000°S 66.766479000°W |
| • elevation | 117 m (384 ft) |
| Mouth | Solimões |
• location | Tefé, Amazonas |
• coordinates | 3°22′31.9764″S 64°38′56.8464″W / 3.375549000°S 64.649124000°W |
• elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Length | 450 km (280 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 27,960 km2 (10,800 sq mi)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Tefé (near mouth) |
| • average | 1,350 m3/s (48,000 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Solimões |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Repartimento, Igarapé Teani, Igarapé Curimatá de Cima, Curimatá de Baixo, Bauana |
| • right | Igarapé Ingá |
The Tefé River flows through the Juruá-Purus moist forests ecoregion.[3] It forms the eastern boundary of the Tefé National Forest, created in 1989.[4] Immediately before merging into the Amazon, it forms Lake Tefé (Portuguese: Lago Tefé). The city of Tefé is located on the banks of the lake. The Tefé River is a blackwater river.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ziesler, R.; Ardizzone, G.D. (1979). "Amazon River System". The Inland waters of Latin America. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 92-5-000780-9. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014.
- ^ a b "HYDROLOGIE DU BASSIN AMAZONIEN" (PDF). 1997. ISBN 2-7011-1532-9.
- ^ Sears, Robin, South America: Amazon Basin, northwestern Brazil (NT0133), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-03-28
- ^ FLONA de Tefé (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-19
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