| Casca River | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Native name | Rio Casca (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Chapada dos Guimarães, MT |
• coordinates | 15°05′03″S55°29′38″W / 15.084140°S 55.494006°W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Roncador River |
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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]
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