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Purus River

The Purus River is a river in South America, about 2,960 km long. It flows through Brazil and Peru. It is the fourth-longest river in South America. In Peru, it is the third-longest river. Its drainage basin (365,000 km²) is the third-largest in Peru.

Length
2,960 km
Mouth
Solimões
Drainage basin
365,000 km²
Mean discharge
8 m³/s
Continent
South America

Countries

BrazilPeru

Tributaries

  1. 1Ituxi908 km
  2. 2Rio Tapauá790 km
  3. 3Pauini695 km
  4. 4Acre690 km
  5. 5Iaco480 km
  6. 6Chandless400 km
  7. 7Inauini333 km
  8. 8Río Curanja333 km

Rivers nearby

  1. 1Rio Cuniuá871 km
  2. 2Mucuim494 km
  3. 3Mutum303 km
  4. 4Jurua3,100 km
  5. 5Abuna375 km
  6. 6Tefé River450 km
  7. 7Itaparaná River334 km
  8. 8Río Negro381 km
  9. 9Jutai River1,200 km
  10. 10Yata River1,006 km

Sources

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