The Paraná do Urariá is a river of Amazonas state in north-western

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. It is a side channel that connects the

Madeira River The Madeira River ( pt, Rio Madeira, link=no ) is a major waterway in South America. It is estimated to be in length, while the Madeira-Mamoré is estimated near or in length depending on the measuring party and their methods. The Madeira is ...

(via the short Paraná do Canumã) and

Amazonas River The Amazon River (, ; es, Río Amazonas, pt, Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the disputed longest river system in the world in comparison to the Nile. The headwaters of t ...

(via Paraná do Ramos). The Maués Açu, Apoquitaua, Paraconi, Abacaxis and

Canumã River Canumã River ( pt, Rio Canumã) is a river in the Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is located east of the Madeira River and runs roughly parallel to it. It flows into the Paraná Urariá shortly before merging into the Madeira River (t ...

s all flow into the Paraná do Urariá. The

Urariá Sustainable Development Reserve The Urariá Sustainable Development Reserve ( pt, Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Urariá) is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Urariá Sustainable Development Reserve in the municipality ...

, created in 2001, is on the left bank of the Paraná do Urariá.

References

Brazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state) Tributaries of the Amazon River {{AmazonasBR-river-stub

See also

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