Curuá River (Iriri River)

Curuá River
Mouth location in Brazil
Native name Rio Curuá River
Country Brazil
Physical characteristics
Main source Pará
River mouth 5°22′35″S 54°27′09″W / 5.376452°S 54.452500°W / -5.376452; -54.452500Coordinates: 5°22′35″S 54°27′09″W / 5.376452°S 54.452500°W / -5.376452; -54.452500
Length 530[1]
Basin features
River system Iriri River

The Curuá River is a tributary of the Iriri River in Pará state in north-central Brazil. It is a tributary of the Iriri River.

The river flows through the Tapajós-Xingu moist forests ecoregion.[2] The river rises in the 342,192 hectares (845,570 acres) Nascentes da Serra do Cachimbo Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit established in 2005. It is one of the headwaters of the Xingu River.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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 8 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Sears, Robin, Amazon Basin - Brazil (NT0168), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-03-20
  3. ↑ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica Nascentes Serra do Cachimbo (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-27


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