Tefé River | |
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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 (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.
4°28′14″S 65°29′33″W / 4.47056°S 65.49250°W