Arauá River (Aripuanã River tributary)

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

Arauá River
Arauá River (Aripuanã River tributary) is located in Brazil
Arauá River (Aripuanã River tributary)
Native nameRio Arauá (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationAmazonas state
Mouth 
  location
Aripuanã River, Novo Aripuanã, Amazonas
  coordinates
5.344220°S 60.432226°W / -5.344220; -60.432226
Basin features
River systemAripuanã 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

  • Viana, Virgilio (March 2010), Plano de Gestão da RDS do Juma (PDF) (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-06-15



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