Aripuanã River
Aripuanã River (Portuguese: Rio Aripuanã) is a river in the Mato Grosso and Amazonas states in north-western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Madeira River in the Amazon Basin. The town of Novo Aripuanã is located on its banks where it merges into the Madeira River. The town of Aripuanã is also on its banks, but on the upper (southern) section of the river.
| Aripuanã River | |
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The confluence of the Madeira River (brown) and Aripuanã River (dark) near the town of Novo Aripuanã. Despite its color on this photo, Aripuanã is clearwater rather than a blackwater. | |
Madeira Basin with Aripuanã River above right. At the junction the right branch (opposite Roosevelt River) is a continuation of the Aripuanã. The uppermost (southern) section of the Aripuanã is not shown | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mato Grosso, Brazil |
| • elevation | 391 m (1,283 ft) |
| Mouth | Madeira River |
• location | Novo Aripuanã, Amazonas, Brazil |
• coordinates | 5°7′7″S 60°22′55″W |
• elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Length | 870 km (540 mi) |
| Basin size | 145,852 km2 (56,314 sq mi) to 147,224 km2 (56,844 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Novo Aripuanã, Amazonas (near mouth) |
| • average | 4,064 m3/s (143,500 cu ft/s)(Period: 1979–2015) 4,087.3 m3/s (144,340 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 1,133 m3/s (40,000 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 8,188 m3/s (289,200 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Madeira → Amazon → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Amazon |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Juma, Roosevelt, Guaribe, Branco |
| • right | Arauá |
The Aripuanã is a clearwater river.
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