The Nieva River is a
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...
of the
Marañón River
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in
Peru
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. It flows through the provinces
Bongara and
Condorcanqui of the
Amazonas Region. Its length, from the east in the mountain range of Campanquiz to the mouth is approximately 150 kilometers.
Nieva River Reserved Zone
An area of of the Nieva River watershed was declared a reserved zone. The Nieva River Reserved Zone is located in the
Yambrasbamba District
Yambrasbamba is a district of Bongará Province in Peru. The district occupies an area of 1.715,96 km2. It was created on December 26, 1870, and has a population of approximately 12,000 inhabitants.
The capital of the district is the city of ...
of the Bongara Province. Its aim is to conserve the high
biodiversity
Biodiversity or biological diversity is the variety and variability of life on Earth. Biodiversity is a measure of variation at the genetic (''genetic variability''), species (''species diversity''), and ecosystem (''ecosystem diversity'') l ...
of the Nieva River watershed and to provide the local people, especially the
Awajún communities, with good drinking water.
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"Zona Reservada Río Nieva" (in Spanish), retrieved on February 1, 2014
References
Rivers of Peru
Rivers of Amazonas Region
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