Rio Juruena
| Rio Juruena | ||
 Rio Juruena (purple) |
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| location | Mato Grosso , Brazil | |
| River system | Amazon | |
| Drain over | Rio Tapajós → Amazon → Atlantic | |
| source | north of Pontes e Lucerda 14 ° 44 ′ 49 ″ S , 59 ° 9 ′ 51 ″ W |
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| Source height | 600 m | |
| confluence | with the Teles Pires to the Rio Tapajós Coordinates: 7 ° 21 ′ 1 ″ S , 58 ° 8 ′ 18 ″ W 7 ° 21 ′ 1 ″ S , 58 ° 8 ′ 18 ″ W
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| length | 1240 km | |
| Catchment area | 190,940 km² | |
| Outflow A Eo : 190,940 km²
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MQ Mq |
4360 m³ / s 22.8 l / (s km²) |
| Right tributaries | Río Sauêruiná , Rio do Sangue , Rio Arinos | |
| Communities | Juruena | |
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The Rio Juruena [ˌχiu ˌʒuɾuˈɛna] is a 1240 km long river in Brazil in the catchment area of the Amazon . It is a source river of the Rio Tapajós , which arises at the confluence with the Teles Pires .
River course
The Rio Juruena rises north of Pontes e Lucerda , just 30 km from the source of the Rio Guaporé . There are many large waterfalls in the upper reaches. It meanders to the north and becomes a large river through several tributaries. It is not navigable because of the numerous waterfalls and rapids. For the last 190 km before the estuary, it forms the border between the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Amazonas. Since June 5, 2006, the Juruena National Park has existed on the lower reaches of the two states .
The largest tributaries
The largest tributaries include (downstream):
- Río Juiná (left)
- Río Camararé (left)
- Río Sauêruiná (right)
- Rio do Sangue (right)
- Rio Arinos (right)
- Sâo Tomé (right)
Web links
- Juruena in the Encyclopedia Britannica
- WWF website on Juruena National Park ( Memento from March 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- A. Henry Savage-Landor: Across the unknown South America in the Gutenberg project (engl.)
Individual evidence
- ^ Kümmerly + Frey Rand McNally : International Atlas . Published by Georg Westermann Verlag ISBN 3-07-508962-1