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Ituxi River is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Purus River.

Ituxi River
Native name	Rio Ituxi  (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Purus River
• coordinates	7.310352°S 64.854817°W / -7.310352; -64.854817
Length	640 km (400 mi)
Basin size	43,676 km2 (16,863 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• location	Confluence of Purus, Amazonas State
• average	1,263 m3/s (44,600 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Iquiri River

Course

The Ituxi River is 640 kilometres (400 mi) in length.[3] It originates near Acrelândia in the state of Acre. It is a blackwater river that flows through the 776,940 hectares (1,919,900 acres) Ituxi Extractive Reserve, created in 2008, in a northeast direction.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Acre
• List of rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state)

References

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