Tefé River

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
CountryBrazil
StateAmazonas
Physical characteristics
Length450 km (280 mi)[1]

The Tefé River flows through the Juruá-Purus moist forests ecoregion.[2] It forms the eastern boundary of the Tefé National Forest, created in 1989.[3] 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. Sears, Robin, South America: Amazon Basin, northwestern Brazil (NT0133), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-03-28
  3. FLONA de Tefé (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-19


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