The Sepotuba River is a river in 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 ...

in western

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. It flows through the mountainous

Serra do Tapirapuã Serra do Tapirapuã (alternatively called ''Serra de Tapirapuan'' or ''Serra do Tapiropoan'') is a mountainous region in Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is situated between the municipalities of Tangará da Serra and Nova Olímpia, extending 307 kilometers ...

region and is a tributary of the

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. The Sepotuba River's drainage basin is an area of over or , representing about 1% of the total area of the state of Mato Grosso.

Tributaries

The Sepotuba River cuts through the

, a basaltic plateau with an average altitude of about 450 meters, until it reaches the lower altitudes of the

. Its main tributaries are the

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and

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rivers, but its tributaries also include smaller rivers: * Rio Sepotubinha * Rio das Tocas * Rio Queima-Pé * Rio Sapo * Rio Jubinha Its streams include: * Ararão * Estaca * Tarumã * Água Limpa * Bezerro Vermelho

Tourism

When flowing through the Serra Tapirapuã, the Sepotuba River creates many waterfalls and cachoeiras and rapids. Some of the most well known places are the Salto das Nuvens Waterfalls, with a height of 19 meters and a width of 100 meters, and the Salto Maciel Waterfalls, which forms a sequence of rapids.

References

Brazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Mato Grosso {{MatoGrosso-river-stub

Tributaries

Tourism

See also

References