| Paru River | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Amazon Basin with Paru River in the northeast | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Pará |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Amazon River |
| • location | near the city of Almeirim, Pará, Brazil |
| Length | 710 km (440 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 970 m/s (34,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Citaré River |
The Paru River is a northern tributary of the lower Amazon in Pará state in north-central Brazil.
The river flows through the Uatuma-Trombetas moist forests ecoregion. Part of the river's basin is in the Maicuru Biological Reserve.
In popular culture
The seventh track of the album Aguas da Amazonia is named after the river.
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 8 November 2014.
- Sears, Robin, Northern South America: Northeastern Brazil, into southern Guyana and Suriname (NT0173), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-03-31
- Plano de Manejo da Reserva Biológica Maicuru Resumo Executivo (PDF), Belém: SEMA: Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente, May 2011, p. 8, retrieved 2016-05-14
1°32′S 52°38′W / 1.533°S 52.633°W / -1.533; -52.633
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