Paraná do Urariá

The Paraná do Urariá is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is a side channel that connects the Madeira River (via the short Paraná do Canumã) and Amazonas River (via Paraná do Ramos). The Maués Açu, Apoquitaua, Paraconi, Abacaxis and Canumã Rivers all flow into the Paraná do Urariá.

Paraná do Urariá
Paraná do Urariá is located in Brazil
Paraná do Urariá
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationAmazonas
Mouth 
  coordinates
3.061350°S 57.721263°W / -3.061350; -57.721263
Length400 km (250 mi)[1]
Basin size127,116 km2 (49,080 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
  locationNear mouth, Amazonas
  average4,804.4 m3/s (169,670 cu ft/s)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
  rightCanumã, Abacaxis, Maués Açu, Apoquitaua, Paraconi

The 59,137 hectares (146,130 acres) Urariá Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 2001, is on the left bank of the Paraná do Urariá.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Lower Amazon".
  2. Silva, Michele Andreza P. da (August 2010), Plano Territorial de Desenvolvimento Rural Sustentável (PDF) (in Portuguese), Amazonas: Cáritas Arquidiocesana de Manaus, p. 38, retrieved 2016-10-29


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