Ipixuna River (Purus River tributary)

The Ipixuna River (Portuguese: Rio Ipixuna) or Paranápixuna River^[2] is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Purus River. The confluence of these two rivers is at Tapauá.

Ipixuna River
Native name	Rio Ipixuna (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Tapauá, Amazonas
• coordinates	5.625987°S 63.192708°W / -5.625987; -63.192708
Length	370 kilometres (230 mi)[1]
Basin features
River system	Purus River

The Ipixuna River flows from south to north through the 881,704 hectares (2,178,740 acres) Tapauá State Forest, created in 2009, before joining the Purus river from the right at Tapauá.^[3] The river flows through the Purus-Madeira moist forests ecoregion in its upper reaches.^[4] It flows through the Purus várzea ecoregion before joining the Purus.

See also

• List of rivers of Amazonas