Paru River

The Paru River is a northern tributary of the lower Amazon in Pará state in north-central Brazil.

Paru River
Amazon Basin with Paru River in the northeast
Location
CountryBrazil
StatePará
Physical characteristics
MouthAmazon River
  location
near the city of Almeirim, Pará, Brazil
Length710 km (440 mi)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
  rightCitaré River

The river flows through the Uatuma-Trombetas moist forests ecoregion.[2] Part of the river's basin is in the Maicuru Biological Reserve.[3]

The Panama waterfalls on the Paru River

The seventh track of the album Aguas da Amazonia is named after the river.

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. Sears, Robin, Northern South America: Northeastern Brazil, into southern Guyana and Suriname (NT0173), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-03-31
  3. 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


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