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The Cassiporé River is a river of Amapá state in north-eastern Brazil.

Cassiporé River
Mouth location in Brazil
Native name	Rio Cassiporé  (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Amapá state
Mouth
• coordinates	3°54′03″N 51°09′22″W

Course

Cabo Cassiporé is a low promontory about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of the wide entrance to the river. The land from Cabo Orange to the north and Cabo Cassiporé is low and often flooded, with shallow water up to 12 miles (19 km) from the shore.[1]

The Cassiporé river can be navigated by boats drawing under 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) as far as the village of Japa, 24 miles inland.[1] The tidal range at the river mouth is less than 4 metres (13 ft).[2] The Cassiporé River runs through the most northern part of the Amapá mangroves ecoregion along the bay where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean.[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Amapá
• Vila Velha do Cassiporé, a village and Quilombo settlement on the river.

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