Tapauá River

The Tapauá River (Portuguese: Rio Tapauá) is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is a left tributary of the Purus River.

Tapauá River
Path of Rio Tapauá
Native name	Rio Tapauá (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Purus River
• coordinates	5°46′42″S 64°23′58″W
Length	640 km (400 mi)[1]
Basin size	63,185 km2 (24,396 sq mi)[2] 63,164.6 km2 (24,388.0 sq mi)[3]
Discharge
• location	Confluence of Purus, Amazonas State
• average	2,135 m3/s (75,400 cu ft/s)[4] 1,840.899 m3/s (65,010.7 cu ft/s)[5]
Basin features
River system	Purus River

The river flows through the Juruá-Purus moist forests ecoregion.^[6]

See also

• List of rivers of Amazonas