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
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 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 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