Ituxi River

Ituxi River
Ituxi River (Brazil)
Native name Rio Ituxi
Country Brazil
Basin
River mouth Purus River
7°18′37″S 64°51′17″W / 7.310352°S 64.854817°W / -7.310352; -64.854817 (Mouth of Ituxi River)Coordinates: 7°18′37″S 64°51′17″W / 7.310352°S 64.854817°W / -7.310352; -64.854817 (Mouth of Ituxi River)
Physical characteristics
Length 640 kilometres (400 mi)
Features
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Iquiri River

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

  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. ↑ RESEX Ituxi (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-08-30


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