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Paru River

Paru River
Amazon Basin with Paru River in the northeast
Location
CountryBrazil
StatePará
Physical characteristics
MouthAmazon River
  location
near the city of Almeirim, Pará, Brazil
Length710 km (440 mi)[1]
Discharge 
  average970 m3/s (34,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  rightCitaré River

The Paru River is a northern tributary of the lower Amazon in Pará state in north-central Brazil.

The river flows through the Uatuma-Trombetas moist forests ecoregion.[2] Part of the river's basin is in the Maicuru Biological Reserve.[3]

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The Panama waterfalls on the Paru River

The seventh track of the album Aguas da Amazonia is named after the river.

See also

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References

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  1. Ziesler, R.; Ardizzone, G.D. (1979). "Amazon River System". The Inland waters of Latin America. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 92-5-000780-9. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014.
  2. Sears, Robin, Northern South America: Northeastern Brazil, into southern Guyana and Suriname (NT0173), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-03-31{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  3. Plano de Manejo da Reserva Biológica Maicuru Resumo Executivo (PDF), Belém: SEMA: Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente, May 2011, p. 8, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-20, retrieved 2016-05-14{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

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