The Casca River (Portuguese: Rio Casca) is a river of the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is a tributary of the Roncador River.

Casca River
Casca River is located in Brazil
Casca River
Native nameRio Casca (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Chapada dos Guimarães, MT
 • coordinates
15°05′03″S 55°29′38″W / 15.084140°S 55.494006°W / -15.084140; -55.494006
Basin features
River systemRoncador River

Course

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The Casca River runs through the Rio da Casca Ecological Station from south to north. Further north the Casca river is dammed for the Casca Hydroelectric Plant. Still further north it joins the Roncador River in an arm of the Manso Dam.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ESEC do Rio da Casca – ISA, Informações gerais (mapa).

Sources

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  • ESEC do Rio da Casca (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-07-18