Mariepauá River

Mariepauá River
Mariepauá River (Brazil)
Native name Rio Mariepauá
Country Brazil
Basin
River mouth Madeira River, Novo Aripuanã, Amazonas
5°15′54″S 60°33′21″W / 5.264955°S 60.555699°W / -5.264955; -60.555699 (Mouth of Mariepauá River)Coordinates: 5°15′54″S 60°33′21″W / 5.264955°S 60.555699°W / -5.264955; -60.555699 (Mouth of Mariepauá River)
River system Madeira River

The Mariepauá River (Portuguese: Rio Mariepauá) is a tributary of the Madeira River in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.

Course

The river defines the western boundary of the 589,611 hectares (1,456,960 acres) Juma Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 2006 to support sustainable extraction of forest resources by the traditional population.[1] Two new species of fish have been found in the river.[2] In March 2015 Google launched imagery of the river in its "Street View" feature of Google Maps.[3]

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