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 | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Native name | Rio Arauá (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Amazonas state |
| Mouth | |
• location | Aripuanã River, Novo Aripuanã, Amazonas |
• coordinates | 5°20′39″S 60°25′56″W / 5.344220°S 60.432226°W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Aripuanã River |
Course edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ Viana 2010, p. 28.
Sources edit
- Viana, Virgilio (March 2010), Plano de Gestão da RDS do Juma (PDF) (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-06-15[permanent dead link]