Ituxi River
| Ituxi River | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Native name | Rio Ituxi (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Purus River |
• coordinates | 7°18′37″S 64°51′17″W / 7.310352°S 64.854817°WCoordinates: 7°18′37″S 64°51′17″W / 7.310352°S 64.854817°W |
| Length | 640 kilometres (400 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | |
Ituxi River is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Purus River.
Course[]
The Ituxi River is 640 kilometres (400 mi) in length.[1] It originates near Acrelândia in the state of Acre. It is a blackwater river that flows through the 776,940 hectares (1,919,900 acres) Ituxi Extractive Reserve, created in 2008, in an northeast direction.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 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 21 October 2013.
- ^ RESEX Ituxi (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-08-30
Categories:
- Rivers of Acre (state)
- Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state)
- Amazonas (Brazilian state) river stubs
- Brazil river stubs
- Acre (state) geography stubs