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 | |
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![]() Tefé River center-left (west of Manaus) | |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
State | Amazonas |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | 5°26'05.5"S 66°55'44.5"W |
Length | 450 km (280 mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• average | 811 m3/s (28,600 cu ft/s) |
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.
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