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The Itaparaná River is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Ipixuna River.

Itaparaná River
Mouth location in Brazil
Native name	Rio Itaparaná  (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Amazonas state
Mouth
• location	Purus River
• coordinates	5°43′03″S 63°18′32″W
Length	370 km (230 mi)
Basin size	19,132.7 km2 (7,387.2 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• location	Confluence of Purus, Amazonas State
• average	355.124 m3/s (12,541.1 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
River system	Purus River

The river flows through the Purus-Madeira moist forests ecoregion in its upper reaches.[3] It flows through the Purus várzea ecoregion, where it joins the Ipixuna shortly before that river joins the Purus River.

See also

• List of rivers of Amazonas

References

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