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Tarauacá River

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Native name
  
Rio Tarauacá

River system
  
Juruá River

Source
  
Acre

Country
  
Brazil

Main source
  
Acre state

Tributaries
  
Left: Acurauá River

Mouth
  
Amazonas

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River mouth
  
Juruá River, Amazonas state

Tarauacá River (Portuguese: Rio Tarauacá is a river of Amazonas and Acre states in western Brazil. The Rio Tarauacá is a tributary of the Juruá River, which itself flows into the Amazon.

Contents

Map of Rio Tarauac%C3%A1, Brazil

Course

The headwaters of the Tarauacá are located near the Brazilian frontier with Peru. It is upper reaches it flows from south to north through the Alto Tarauacá Extractive Reserve, created in 2000. The Brazilian city of Tarauacá lies along the banks of the Tarauacá further north.

References

Tarauacá River Wikipedia