This is a list of rivers of Peru, that are at least partially in

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. The Peruvian government has published guidelines for the preparation of river flow studies in April 2015.

Longest rivers

The lengths of the following 10 rivers are according to a 2005 statistical publication by the

Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics") is a semi-autonomous Peruvian government agency which coordinates, compiles, and evaluates statistical information for the country ...

listing the 44 most important rivers of Peru.

By Drainage Basin

This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Rivers longer than 400 kilometers are in bold font.

Atlantic Ocean

* Amazon River **''Madeira River'' (Brazil) ***

Madre de Dios River The Madre de Dios River () is a river shared by Bolivia and Peru which is homonymous to the Peruvian region it runs through. On Bolivian territory it receives the Beni River, close to the town of Riberalta, which later joins with the Mamore River ...

****''Orthon River'' (Bolivia) *****Tahuamanu River ******Muymano River *****Mamuripi River ******Manuripe River **** Heath River ****

Tambopata River The Tambopata River is a river in southeastern Peru and northwestern Bolivia. Most is in the Madre de Dios and Puno regions in Peru, but the upper parts of the river forms the border between Peru and Bolivia, and its origin is in La Paz departmen ...

, 402 km **** Río de Las Piedras or Tacuatimanu, 621 km *****Pariamanu River ****

Inambari River The Inambari River in southeastern Peru flows from the Cordillera Apolobamba in the Andes to the Madre de Dios River. The river spans the Puno and Madre de Dios regions. Tributaries include the rivers Yanaqucha, Pukaramayu, Mancuari, Wila Uma, B ...

, 437 km **** Manú River ** Purús River, 483 km ***

Acre River The Acre River (called Aquiry in the local Iñapari language; locally, ''Rio Acre'') is a long river in central South America. Course The river is born in Peru, and runs North-Eastwards, forming part of the border between Peru and Brazil and the ...

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Iaco River Iaco River is a river of Acre and Amazonas states in western Brazil. See also * List of rivers of Acre *List of rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state) List of rivers in Amazonas ( Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin, with ...

or Yaco ***

Chandless River Chandless River is a river of Peru and the Acre The acre is a unit of land area used in the imperial Imperial is that which relates to an empire, emperor, or imperialism. Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to: Places United States ...

***Curanja River ***Alto Purús River **

Juruá River The Juruá River (Portuguese ''Rio Juruá''; Spanish ''Río Yuruá'') is a southern affluent river of the Amazon River west of the Purus River, sharing with this the bottom of the immense inland Amazon depression, and having all the characterist ...

or Yurua ***Alto Yurua ** Putumayu ***Yaguas River ***Algodón River ***Campuya River ***San Miguel River **

Yavarí River The Javary River, Javari River or Yavarí River ( es, Río Yavarí, links=no; pt, Rio Javari, links=no) is a tributary of the Amazon that forms the boundary between Brazil and Peru for more than . It is navigable by canoe for from above ...

***Yavarí Mirim River ***Gálvez River **Atacuarí River **Pichana River **Apayacu River **

Napo River The Napo River ( es, Río Napo) is a tributary to the Amazon River that rises in Ecuador on the flanks of the east Andean volcanoes of Antisana, Sincholagua and Cotopaxi. The total length is . The river drains an area of . The mean annual d ...

***Mazán River ***Tampuyaku River ***

Curaray River The Curaray River (also called the Ewenguno River or Rio Curaray) is a river in eastern Ecuador and Peru. It is a tributary of the Napo River, which is a part of the Amazon basin. The land along the river is home to several indigenous people group ...

, 414 km ***

Aguarico River The Aguarico River ( es, Río Aguarico, meaning "rich water") is a river in northeastern Ecuador. It is the main river of the Sucumbíos province. In the last part of its course it is the Ecuadorian-Peruvian border. It empties into the Napo Rive ...

Nanay River The Nanay River is a river in northern Peru. It is a tributary of the Amazon River, merging into this river at the city of Iquitos. The lower part of the Nanay flows to the north and west of the city, while the Itaya River flows to the south ...

***Pintuyaku River ****Chambira River **

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Tigre River The Tigre River () is a Peruvian tributary of the Marañón River west of the Nanay River. It is navigable for from its confluence with the Marañón. It forms from the confluence of the Ecuadorian rivers Cunambo and Pintoyacu at the Peruvian ...

, 598 km ****

Corrientes River The Corrientes River is a river in Ecuador and Peru. References Rivers of Ecuador Rivers of Peru Rivers of Loreto Region International rivers of South America {{Peru-river-stub ...

, 483 km ****Tangarana River ***Samiria River *** Chambira River ***Urituyaku River *** Huallaga River ****Paranapura River ****Shanusi River ****Chipurana River **** Mayo River ****Biabo River or Biavo ****Sisa River ****Wallapampa River *****Abiseo River ****Mishollo River ****Chuntayaq River ****Tulumayu River ****Monzón River ****Higueras River ***Nucuray River ***

Pastaza River The Pastaza River ( es, Río Pastaza, formerly known as the SumataraEnock, Charles Reginald (1914) ''Ecuador: its ancient and modern history, topography and natural resources, industries and social development'' Charles Scribner's sons, New York ...

****Huasaga River ***

Morona River The Morona River is a tributary to the Marañón River, and flows parallel to the Pastaza River and immediately to the west of it, and is the last stream of any importance on the northern side of the Amazon before reaching the Pongo de Manseriche. ...

, 402 km *** Santiago River *** Nieva River ***

Cenepa River The Cenepa River is a 185-km stretch of river where its basin borders Ecuador and Peru, in the Cordillera del Cóndor mountain range in South America.Topographic maGualaquiza, Ecuador; Peru SA-17-16, Joint Operations Graphic 1:250,000 U.S. Nationa ...

**** Comaina River *** Chiriaco River or Imaza *** Chinchipe River ***

Utcubamba River Utcubamba (hispanicized spelling) or Utkhupampa ( Quechua ''utkhu'' cotton, ''pampa'' a large plain,Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua_Spanish dictionary) " ...

**** Quebrada Magunchal **** Quebrada Seca *** Chamaya River ****Wayllapampaa River ****Chotano River **** Quebrada San Antonio ***Llaucano River ***Crisnejas River or Crisnegas ****Cajamarca River ****Condebamba River ***Chusgon River ***San Miguel River ***Puccha River *** Nupe River *** Lauricocha River **

Ucayali River The Ucayali River ( es, Río Ucayali, ) is the main headstream of the Amazon River. It rises about north of Lake Titicaca, in the Arequipa region of Peru and becomes the Amazon at the confluence of the Marañón close to Nauta city. The city of ...

*** Tapiche River, 448 km ***Guanache River ***Cushabatay River ***Pisqui River ***Aguaytía River ***Tamaya River ***

Pachitea River The Pachitea River is a river in Peru. It is a tributary of the Ucayali River The Ucayali River ( es, Río Ucayali, ) is the main headstream of the Amazon River. It rises about north of Lake Titicaca, in the Arequipa region of Peru and becomes ...

****Pichis River **** Palcazu River ***** Pozuzo River ****** Huancabamba River or Huayabamba ***Sheshea River or Chesheya or Chessea ***Cohengu River ***

Urubamba River The Urubamba River or Vilcamayo River (possibly from Quechua ''Willkamayu'', for "sacred river") is a river in Peru. Upstream it is called Vilcanota River (possibly from Aymara ''Willkanuta'', for "house of the sun"). Within the La Convención ...

****Inuya River **** Mishagua River ****Camisea River ****Yavero River or Paucartambo ****Ticumpinia River ****Cumpirusiato River ****Cushireni River ****Vilcanota River *** Tambo River **** Perené River *****Pangoa River ******Mazamari River ******Satipo River *****Paucartambo River ***** Chanchamayu ******Tulumayu ****

Ene River The Ene River ( es, Río Ene; que, Iniy mayu) is a Peruvian river on the eastern slopes of the South American Andes. Geography Headwaters The Ene is formed at at the confluence of the Mantaro River and the Apurímac River, circa 400 m abov ...

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Mantaro River The Mantaro River ( es, Río Mantaro, qu, Hatunmayu) is a long river running through the central region of Peru. Its Quechua name means "great river". The word "Mantaro" may be a word originally from the Asháninka language, who live downstream ...

******Huarpa River *******Yucay River or Pongor ******

Ichu River Ichu is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Bahia This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Bahia (BA), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Bahia is di ...

or Huancavelica ******Occoro River ******Willka River ******

Cunas River The Cunas River is a river located in the Junín Region in central Peru. The river originates 5,180 meters above sea level in the Cordillera Occidental, Peru, Cordillera Occidental. The river spans 3 provinces in the Junín Region: Chupaca Provinc ...

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Apurímac River The Apurímac River ( que, Apurimaq mayu; es, Río Apurímac, ; from Quechua ''apu'' 'divinity' and ''rimaq'' 'oracle, talker') rises from glacial meltwater of the ridge of the Mismi, a mountain in the Arequipa Province in the south-western mo ...

******Pampas River ******Pachachaka River ******Santo Tomás River ******Velille River

Altiplano

* Desaguadero River **Mauri River **

Lake Titicaca Lake Titicaca (; es, Lago Titicaca ; qu, Titiqaqa Qucha) is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. By volume of water and by surface area ...

***Ilave River ****Huenque River ***Coata River ***Ramis River ****Azángaro River *****Carabaya River ****Ayaviri River ***Huancané River ***Suches River

Pacific Ocean

Zarumilla River The Zarumilla River is a river in South America that marks the border between Peru and Ecuador. It is named after the Peruvian town of Zarumilla. It is part of the Gulf of Guayaquil-Tumbes mangroves Sanctuary and its currents, sediments, and tide ...

* Tumbes River * Chira River * Piura River **Bigote River **Charanal River * Cascajal River * Olmos River * Motupe River ** La Leche River * Chancay River (Lambayeque) * Zaña River * Chamán River * Jequetepeque River * Chicama River * Moche River * Virú River * Chao River *

Santa River The Santa River ( es, Río Santa) is a river in the South American Andes mountain range in the Ancash Region of northwest central Peru. River Course Lake Conococha, at an altitude of 4,050 m above sea level and at , is considered the headwat ...

* Lacramarca River *

Nepeña River Nepeña is a town and the capital of Nepeña District, in the province Santa Province, Santa in Peru. References

Populated places in the Ancash Region {{Ancash-geo-stub ...

* Casma River ** Sechín River ** Grande River * Culebras River *

Huarmey River The Huarmey River in Peru is a seasonal river, with flows in the months of December to March; along with the underground water it is a vital source for the agricultural activities, industrial and domestic in the region. The delta is an important ...

* Fortaleza River * Pativilca River *

Supe River Supe or SUPE may refer to: Places * Supe District, Peru * Supe, Ethiopia, a town in the ''woreda'' of Supena Sodo * Supa, Parner, a village in India, also known as Supe Other uses * Unión Supe, a football club in Supe, Peru * Superessive case, ...

* Huaura River *

Chancay River (Huaral) Chancay is a small city located north of Lima. Its population is 63,378. The Chancay culture was a pre-Columbian archaeological culture, later part of the Inca Empire. History It was founded in 1562 under the name of Villa de Arnedo. The ma ...

* Chillón River *

Rímac River The Rímac River is located in western Peru and is the most important source of potable water for the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area. The river is part of the Pacific watershed and has a length of 204 km. The river begins in the highland ...

* Lurín River *

Mala River The Mala is a small left tributary of the Danube in Romania. It discharges into the Porțile de Fier I Reservoir, which is drained by the Danube, near Eșelnița Eșelnița ( hu, Jeselnica) is a commune located in Mehedinți County, Romania. ...

Omas River Omas may refer to: * Omaswati, Indonesian comedian * Places in Peru: ** Omas District ** Omas City Omas may refer to: * Omaswati, Indonesian comedian * Places in Peru: ** Omas District Omas District is one of thirty-three Districts of Peru, dist ...

* Cañete River * Topara River * San Juan River * Pisco River * Ica River * Grande River or Nazca * Acarí River * Yauca River * Indio Muerto or Chala * Chaparra * Atico *

Caravelí River Caravelí is a town in Southern Peru. It is the capital of the province Caravelí Province, Caravelí, in the region Arequipa Region, Arequipa. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e InformáticaBanco de Información Digital, Retrieved June 13, 2008 ...

* Ocoña River * Camaná River ** Colca River * Vitor River **Sihuas River **

Quilca River Qillqa (Quechua for graphic sign, writing (the act and art of writing), Hispanicized spellings ''Quilca, Quillca, Quellca'') may refer to: * Qillqa (Apurímac), a mountain in the Apurímac Region, Peru * Qillqa (Cusco), a mountain in the Cusco Re ...

or Chili * Tambo River **Corlaque River * Osmore River or Moquegua or Ilo :* Asana River * Locumba River *

Sama River Sama or SAMA may refer to: Places * Sama, Burkina Faso, a town in the Kouka Department, Banwa Province, Burkina Faso * Sama, China (Sanya), a city in Hainan, China * Sama, Chalus, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran * Sama, Nowshahr, a villag ...

* Caplina River

Alphabetical list

* Amazon River *

*Bigote River * Camaná River * Caplina River * Cañete River * Chamán River * Chancay River (Lambayeque) *

*Charanal River * Chao River * Casma River *

* Chambira River * Chillón River * Chinchipe River * Chira River * Colca River * Comaina River *

* Desaguadero River *

* Fortaleza River * Heath River * Huallaga River * Huancabamba River *

Javary River The Javary River, Javari River or Yavarí River ( es, Río Yavarí, links=no; pt, Rio Javari, links=no) is a tributary of the Amazon that forms the boundary between Brazil and Peru for more than . It is navigable by canoe for from above its ...

* Ica River *

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* Jequetepeque River * La Leche River *

* Manú River *

* Mayo River * Moche River * Moquegua River * Motupe River *

* Nieva River * Osmore River * Palcazu River * Perené River * Pisco River * Piura River * Pozuzo River *

Putumayo River The Putumayo River or Içá River ( es, Río Putumayo, pt, Rio Içá) is one of the tributaries of the Amazon River, southwest of and parallel to the Japurá River. Course The Putumayo River forms part of Colombia's border with Ecuador, as we ...

* Purús River * Quebrada Magunchal * Quebrada Seca *

* Perené River * San Antonio River *

* Sechín River * Tambo River *

* Tumbes River *

* Virú River *

References

*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. *,

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External links

National Authority of WaterServicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología del Perú
National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology
Instituto del Mar del Perú
Maritime Institute of Peru {{Peru lists *

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