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River in Brazil
Tapauá River
Path of Rio Tapauá
Native nameRio Tapauá (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • locationPurus River
 • coordinates5°46′42″S 64°23′58″W / 5.778300°S 64.399372°W / -5.778300; -64.399372
Length640 km (400 mi)
Basin size63,185 km (24,396 sq mi) 63,164.6 km (24,388.0 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationConfluence of Purus, Amazonas State
 • average2,135 m/s (75,400 cu ft/s) 1,840.899 m/s (65,010.7 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemPurus River

The Tapauá River (Portuguese: Rio Tapauá) is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is a left tributary of the Purus River.

The river flows through the Juruá-Purus moist forests ecoregion.

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 21 October 2013.
  2. "PLANO ESTADUAL DE RECURSOS HÍDRICOS DO AMAZONAS, (PERH/AM) - RT 03 - DIAGNÓSTICO, PROGNÓSTICO E CENÁRIOS FUTUROS DO RECURSOS HÍDRICOS DO ESTADO - TOMO III" (PDF). Jan 2019.
  3. "Rivers Network". 2020.
  4. "PLANO ESTADUAL DE RECURSOS HÍDRICOS DO AMAZONAS, (PERH/AM) - RT 03 - DIAGNÓSTICO, PROGNÓSTICO E CENÁRIOS FUTUROS DO RECURSOS HÍDRICOS DO ESTADO - TOMO III" (PDF). Jan 2019.
  5. "Rivers Network". 2020.
  6. Sears, Robin, South America: Amazon Basin, northwestern Brazil (NT0133), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-03-28


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