| Cautário River | |
| Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
| River System: | Guaporé River |
| Source1 Location: | Rondônia state |
| Mouth Location: | Guaporé River |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -12.2114°N -64.595°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Brazil |
The Cautário River (Portuguese: Rio Cautário) is a river of Rondônia state in western Brazil. It is a right tributary of the Guaporé River.
The Cautário River rises in the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau Indigenous Territory.It is fed by streams from the Serra Uopianes and the Serra Pacaás Novos.The river runs in a southwest direction, forming the boundary between the Rio Cautário Federal Extractive Reserve and the Rio Cautário State Extractive Reserve.It flows into the Guaporé/Mamoré river, which in turn feeds the Madeira River at the city of Nova Mamoré.
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 . 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.