Uarini River
The Uarini River (Portuguese: Rio Uarini) is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Solimões River.
| Uarini River | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Native name | Rio Uarini (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Amazonas state |
| Mouth | |
• location | Uarini, Amazonas |
• coordinates | 2.981858°S 65.110090°W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Solimões River |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Copacá River |
The Uarini River flows north through the 187,982 hectares (464,510 acres) Baixo Juruá Extractive Reserve, created in 2001.[1] It then flows in a roughly northeast direction, entering the Solimões near the town of Uarini.
See also
References
- RESEX do Baixo Juruá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-22
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