Tefé River

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
• elevation	117 m (384 ft)
Mouth	Solimões
• location	Tefé, Amazonas
• coordinates	3°22′31.9764″S 64°38′56.8464″W
• elevation	26 m (85 ft)
Length	450 km (280 mi)[1]
Basin size	27,960 km^2 (10,800 sq mi)[2]
Discharge
• location	Tefé (near mouth)
• average	1,350 m^3/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.

See also

• List of rivers of Amazonas

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. "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

• Brazilian Ministry of Transport

4°28′14″S 65°29′33″W