Native name Rio Tarauacá | ||
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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(Text) CC BY-SA