The Tapauá River () is a river of
Amazonas state in north-western
Brazil
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. It is a left tributary of the
Purus River
The Purus River (Portuguese: ''Rio Purus''; Spanish: ''Río Purús'') is a tributary of the Amazon River in South America. Its drainage basin is , and the mean annual discharge is . The river shares its name with the Alto Purús National Park a ...
.
The river flows through the
Juruá-Purus moist forests ecoregion.
See also
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List of rivers of Amazonas
References
Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state)
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