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.
| Tapauá River | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Path of Rio Tapauá [1] | |
| Native name | Rio Tapauá (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Purus River |
• coordinates | 5°46′42″S 64°23′58″W / 5.778300°S 64.399372°W |
| Length | 640 km (400 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 63,185 km2 (24,396 sq mi)[2] 63,164.6 km2 (24,388.0 sq mi)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Confluence of Purus, Amazonas State |
| • average | 2,135 m3/s (75,400 cu ft/s)[4] 1,840.899 m3/s (65,010.7 cu ft/s)[5] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Purus River |
The river flows through the Juruá-Purus moist forests ecoregion.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rivers Network". 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rivers Network". 2020.
- ^ Sears, Robin, South America: Amazon Basin, northwestern Brazil (NT0133), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-03-28