The Cautário River (Portuguese: Rio Cautário) is a river of Rondônia state in western Brazil. It is a right tributary of the Guaporé River.

Cautário River
Cautário River in the dry season
Cautário River is located in Brazil
Cautário River
Native nameRio Cautário (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationRondônia state
Mouth 
 • location
Guaporé River
 • coordinates
12°12′41″S 64°35′42″W / 12.211400°S 64.595044°W / -12.211400; -64.595044
Basin features
River systemGuaporé River

Course

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The Cautário River rises in the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau Indigenous Territory. It is fed by streams from the 650 metres (2,130 ft) Serra Uopianes and the 750 metres (2,460 ft) Serra Pacaás Novos.[1] The river runs in a southwest direction, forming the boundary between the Rio Cautário Federal Extractive Reserve and the Rio Cautário State Extractive Reserve.[2] It flows into the Guaporé/Mamoré river, which in turn feeds the Madeira River at the city of Nova Mamoré.[1]

The Cautário River has clear waters fed by a region without major deforestation and silting of the river's margins. It has rapids, but always with a drop of less than 2 metres (6 ft 7 in). These include Bom Destino, Desengano, Esperança and Cujubim. The most rugged stretch is between Redenção e Bom Destino. It is navigable, even in the middle section around Bom Destino, but only in the rainy season. During the dry season the river bed has extensive sandbanks.[1]

See also

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References

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Sources

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  • RESEX do Rio Cautário (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-14
  • Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Extrativista do Rio Cautário (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-09-15