Tefé River

Tefé River
Tefé River center-left (west of Manaus)
Location
CountryBrazil
StateAmazonas
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationAmazonas
 • coordinates5°18′45.6948″S 66°45′59.3244″W / 5.312693000°S 66.766479000°W / -5.312693000; -66.766479000
 • elevation117 m (384 ft)
MouthSolimões
 • location
Tefé, Amazonas
 • coordinates
3°22′31.9764″S 64°38′56.8464″W / 3.375549000°S 64.649124000°W / -3.375549000; -64.649124000
 • elevation
26 m (85 ft)
Length450 km (280 mi)[1]
Basin size27,960 km2 (10,800 sq mi)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationTefé (near mouth)
 • average1,350 m3/s (48,000 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
River systemSolimões
Tributaries 
 • leftRepartimento, Igarapé Teani, Igarapé Curimatá de Cima, Curimatá de Baixo, Bauana
 • rightIgarapé Ingá

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.

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "HYDROLOGIE DU BASSIN AMAZONIEN" (PDF). 1997. ISBN 2-7011-1532-9.
  3. ^ Sears, Robin, South America: Amazon Basin, northwestern Brazil (NT0133), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-03-28
  4. ^ FLONA de Tefé (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-19

4°28′14″S 65°29′33″W / 4.47056°S 65.49250°W / -4.47056; -65.49250


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