The Tefé River (Teffé River in early accounts; ) is a

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...

of the Amazon River ( Solimões section) in Amazonas state in north-western

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. The Tefé River flows through the Juruá-Purus moist forests ecoregion. It forms the eastern boundary of the

Tefé National Forest The Tefé National Forest () is a National forest (Brazil), national forest in Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas, Brazil. It protects a relatively well-preserved area of Amazon rainforest to the south of the town of Tefé on the Solimões River ...

, created in 1989. Immediately before merging into the Amazon, it forms Lake Tefé (). The city of

Tefé Tefé, known in early accounts as Teffé, is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas, northern Brazil. History As early as 1620 the Portuguese Carmelites could already boast of converts amo ...

is located on the banks of the lake. The Tefé River is a

blackwater river A blackwater river is a type of River#Classification, river with a slow-moving channel flowing through forested swamps or wetlands. Most major blackwater rivers are in the Amazon Basin and the Southern United States. The term is used in fluvial ...

References

Brazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state) Tributaries of the Amazon River Tefé {{AmazonasBR-river-stub

See also

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