Ituxi River

Ituxi River is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Purus River.

Ituxi River
Native name	Rio Ituxi (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Purus River
• coordinates	7.310352°S 64.854817°W / -7.310352; -64.854817
Length	640 km (400 mi)
Basin size	43,676 km2 (16,863 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• location	Confluence of Purus, Amazonas State
• average	1,263 m3/s (44,600 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Iquiri River

Course

The Ituxi River is 640 kilometres (400 mi) in length.^[3] 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 a northeast direction.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Acre
• List of rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state)

References

1. "PLANO ESTADUAL DE RECURSOS HÍDRICOS DO AMAZONAS, (PERH/AM) - RT 03 - DIAGNÓSTICO, PROGNÓSTICO E CENÁRIOS FUTUROS DO RECURSOS HÍDRICOS DO ESTADO - TOMO III" (PDF). Jan 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
2. "PLANO ESTADUAL DE RECURSOS HÍDRICOS DO AMAZONAS, (PERH/AM) - RT 03 - DIAGNÓSTICO, PROGNÓSTICO E CENÁRIOS FUTUROS DO RECURSOS HÍDRICOS DO ESTADO - TOMO III" (PDF). Jan 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
3. 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.
4. RESEX Ituxi (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-08-30