The Casca River ( pt, Rio Casca) is a river of the state of
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP.
Neighboring ...
, Brazil. It is a tributary of the
Roncador River.
Course
The Casca River runs through the
Rio da Casca Ecological Station
The Rio da Casca Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica do Rio da Casca) is an ecological station in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.
It protects a partly deforested area of savanna.
Location
The Rio da Casca Ecological Station (ESEC) is ...
from south to north.
Further north the Casca river is dammed for the Casca Hydroelectric Plant.
Still further north it joins the Roncador River in an arm of the
Manso Dam.
See also
*
List of rivers of Mato Grosso
List of rivers in Mato Grosso (States of Brazil, Brazilian State).
The list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. Mato Grosso is divided by tho ...
References
Sources
*
Rivers of Mato Grosso
{{MatoGrosso-river-stub