Manso River (Mato Grosso)

Manso River
Manso River (Mato Grosso) is located in Brazil
Manso River (Mato Grosso)
Native nameRio Manso (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMato Grosso
Mouth 
 • coordinates
14°41′50″S 56°14′29″W / 14.697163°S 56.241403°W / -14.697163; -56.241403
Length850 kilometres (530 mi)[1]
Basin features
River systemCuiabá River

The Manso River (Portuguese: Rio Manso) is a river in the Mato Grosso state of western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Cuiabá River, and is approximately 850 kilometers long.[2]

The river is impounded by the Manso Dam in Rosário Oeste, Mato Grosso, creating a 427 square kilometres (165 sq mi) reservoir to power a 92 MW hydroelectric power plant.[2]

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 21 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Manso", Observatório Sócio-Ambiental da Baragens (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-07-18


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