Itaparaná River
The Itaparaná River is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Ipixuna River.
| Itaparaná River | |
|---|---|
  Mouth location in Brazil | |
| Native name | Rio Itaparaná (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Amazonas state |
| Mouth | |
• location | Purus River |
• coordinates | 5°43′03″S 63°18′32″W |
| Length | 370 km (230 mi) |
| Basin size | 19,132.7 km2 (7,387.2 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Confluence of Purus, Amazonas State |
| • average | 355.124 m3/s (12,541.1 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Purus River |
The river flows through the Purus-Madeira moist forests ecoregion in its upper reaches.[3] It flows through the Purus várzea ecoregion, where it joins the Ipixuna shortly before that river joins the Purus River.
See also
References
- "Rivers Network". 2020.
- "Rivers Network". 2020.
- Sears.
Sources
- Sears, Robin, Northern South America: Northwestern Brazil (NT0157), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-03-16
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