The Sepotuba River is a river in the state of

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in western

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. It flows through the mountainous

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region and is a tributary of the

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. The Sepotuba River's

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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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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
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Tributaries

Tourism

See also

References