Tapauá River
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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.
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Tapauá River | |
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Native name | Rio Tapauá (Portuguese) |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | Purus River |
• coordinates | 5°46′42″S 64°23′58″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 |
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The river flows through the Juruá-Purus moist forests ecoregion.[6]