The Paru de Oeste River (Erepecuru River) is a
tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''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 into which they ...
of the
Trombetas River
The Trombetas is a large river on the northern side of the Amazon River.
Course
The Trombetas is long, and is navigable by 500 ton vessels for a stretch of . The Trombetas river gives birth to very many rivers, including the Anamu river.
It is ...
in
Pará
Pará () is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian st ...
in north-central
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
.
Geography
In addition to the main river, it has a "loop" known as the Cuminá River, which finally merges into the Paru de Oeste River about before the latter merges into the Trombetas. The confluence of Paru de Oeste and Trombetas is almost upriver from the city of
Oriximiná
Oriximiná is the westernmost and second-largest (by territorial area) municipality in the Brazilian state of Pará. It is also the fourth-largest in the country.
Geography
The city lies on the Trombetas river, northwest of Óbidos. The city ...
.
The river basin lies partly within the
Grão-Pará Ecological Station
The Grão-Pará Ecological Station ( is a strictly protected Ecological station (Brazil), ecological station in the state of Pará, Brazil. It is managed by the state of Pará. With of well-preserved Amazon rainforest, it is the largest fully prot ...
, the largest fully protected tropical forest conservation unit on the planet.
Further south it flows through the
Trombetas State Forest
The Trombetas State Forest () is a state forest in the state of Pará, Brazil.
Location
The Trombetas State Forest is divided between the municipalities of Oriximiná (87.91%), Óbidos (10.27%) and Alenquer (1.82%) in the state of Pará.
It has ...
from north to south.
See also
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List of rivers of Pará
List of rivers in Pará ( Brazilian state).
The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Pará drain to the ...
References
Brazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Pará
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