Río Abuná

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Río Abuná - Rio Abunã
Mouth of the Río Abuná (right) into the Rio Madeira

Mouth of the Río Abuná (right) into the Rio Madeira

Data
location BoliviaBolivia Bolivia , BrazilBrazilBrazil 
River system Amazon
Drain over Rio Madeira  → Amazon  → Atlantic Ocean
Confluence of Rio Iné and Rio Xipamanú
10 ° 43 ′ 1 ″  S , 68 ° 6 ′ 19 ″  W
Source height approx.  170  m
muzzle Rio Madeira Coordinates: 9 ° 40 ′ 18 ″  S , 65 ° 26 ′ 47 ″  W 9 ° 40 ′ 18 ″  S , 65 ° 26 ′ 47 ″  W.
Mouth height approx.  100  m
Height difference approx. 70 m
Bottom slope approx. 0.19 ‰
length 375 km
Catchment area 25,870 km²
Right tributaries Río Kharamanu, Río Negro
Communities Abunã
Navigable 320 km
River network with the Río Abuná in the Beni lowlands

River network with the Río Abuná in the Beni lowlands

The Río Abuná ( Brazilian : Rio Abunã ) is a left tributary of the Rio Madeira in the Amazon lowlands in South America .

River course

The upper reaches of the river are formed by various smaller rivers that have their origins in the Cordillera Oriental of the Peruvian Andes . The river has a total length of 375 km, 320 km of which is navigable in the lower reaches, and flows in a northeastern direction. A part of the lower reaches up to the confluence with the Rio Madeira forms the border between the northern Bolivia and the western Brazil .

Both the Bolivian settlement of Manoa and the Brazilian village of Abunã are located at the mouth of the Abuná .

Web links

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