Acre River
The Acre River (called Aquiry in the local Iñapari language; locally, Rio Acre) is a 680 kilometres (420 mi) long river in central South America.
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Acre River as seen near Xapuri, Acre, Brazil | |
Map of the Amazon Basin with the Acre River highlighted | |
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| Source | Acre River |
| • coordinates | 10°57′47″S 70°29′38″W |
| • elevation | 351 m (1,152 ft) |
| Mouth | Purus River |
• location | Boca do Acre |
• coordinates | 8°45′12″S 67°24′02″W |
• elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Length | 680 km (420 mi) |
| Basin size | 36,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi) |
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