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The Sepotuba River is a river in the state of Mato Grosso in western
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.
Brazilian Ministry of Transport
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The Sepotuba River is a river in the state of Mato Grosso in western Brazil
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. It flows through the mountainous Serra do Tapirapuã region and is a tributary of the Paraguay River.
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 Serra do Tapirapuã, a basaltic plateau with an average altitude of about 450 meters, until it reaches the lower altitudes of the Paraguay River. Its main tributaries are theFormoso
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Highway connections from Goiânia are made by GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá / GO-080 ...
and Juba
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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.
See also
* List of rivers of Mato Grosso *Tangará da Serra Tangará da Serra is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil.
The Sepotuba River, known for its many waterfalls and rapids, is located near Tangará da Serra.
The city is served by Tangará da Serra A ...
*Cândido Rondon
Marshal Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon (5 May 1865 – 19 January 1958) was a Brazilian military officer most famous for his telegraph commission and exploration of Mato Grosso and the Western Amazon Basin, as well as his lifelong support ...
References
Brazilian Ministry of Transport
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