Arauá River (Aripuanã River)

Arauá River
Arauá River (Aripuanã River) (Brazil)
Native name Rio Arauá
Country Brazil
Basin
Main source Amazonas state
River mouth Aripuanã River, Novo Aripuanã, Amazonas
5°20′39″S 60°25′56″W / 5.344220°S 60.432226°W / -5.344220; -60.432226Coordinates: 5°20′39″S 60°25′56″W / 5.344220°S 60.432226°W / -5.344220; -60.432226
River system Aripuanã River

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

Course

The Arauá River runs through the 589,611 hectares (1,456,960 acres) Juma Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 2006.[1] It merges into the Aripuanã shortly before the latter merges into the Madeira River.

See also

References

  1. Viana 2010, p. 28.

Sources



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