Manso River (Mato Grosso)

Manso River
Manso River (Mato Grosso) (Brazil)
Native name Rio Manso
Country Brazil
Basin
Main source Mato Grosso
River mouth 14°41′50″S 56°14′29″W / 14.697163°S 56.241403°W / -14.697163; -56.241403 (Mouth of Manso River)Coordinates: 14°41′50″S 56°14′29″W / 14.697163°S 56.241403°W / -14.697163; -56.241403 (Mouth of Manso River)
River system Cuiabá River
Physical characteristics
Length 850 kilometres (530 mi)[1]

The Manso River (Portuguese: Rio Manso) is a river of Mato Grosso state in western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Cuiabá River.

The river is impounded by the Manso Dam in Rosário Oeste, Mato Grosso, creating a 427 square kilometres (165 sq mi) reservoir to power a 92 MW hydroelectric power plant.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ziesler, R.; Ardizzone, G.D. (1979). "Amazon River System". The Inland waters of Latin America. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 92-5-000780-9. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Manso", Observatório Sócio-Ambiental da Baragens (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-07-18


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