Canumã River ( pt, Rio Canumã) is a river in the Amazonas state in north-western

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. It is located east of the

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and runs roughly parallel to it. It flows into the

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shortly before merging into the Madeira River (the short channel between Canumã River/Paraná Urariá and the Madeira River is known as the Paraná do Canumã). Through the Paraná Urariá it is also connected to several other smaller rivers and ultimately Paraná do Ramos (mean annual discharge 2930 m³/s) which is a side channel of the

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itself. The Canumã has its source at the confluence of the

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and

Sucunduri River Sucunduri River ( pt, Rio Sucundurí) is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil, one of the main headwaters of the Canumã River. Course The Sucunduri River rises in the Sucunduri State Park in the municipality of Apuí. The Monte ...

s. The latter and Canumã can be considered as the upper and lower sections of a single river, in which case it is known as the Canumã-Sucunduri.

References

Brazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state) {{AmazonasBR-river-stub

See also

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