Juruena River

Juruena River
Amazon Basin with the Juruena River highlighted
Juruena River is located in Brazil
Juruena River
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationParecis plateau, Mato Grosso, Brazil
 • coordinates14°43′6.0168″S 59°9′45.7848″W / 14.718338000°S 59.162718000°W / -14.718338000; -59.162718000
 • elevation653 m (2,142 ft)
MouthTapajós
 • location
AmazonasMato Grosso, Brazil
 • coordinates
7°20′54.5856″S 58°8′11.9184″W / 7.348496000°S 58.136644000°W / -7.348496000; -58.136644000
 • elevation
100 m (330 ft)
Length1,240 km (770 mi)[1]
Basin size191,780.7 km2 (74,046.9 sq mi)[2] to 192,628 km2 (74,374 sq mi)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationConfluence of Teles Pires
 • average(Period: 1970-2000)4,458.513 m3/s (157,450.9 cu ft/s)[2] (Period: 1979-2015)4,936.7 m3/s (174,340 cu ft/s)[3]
 • minimum1,766 m3/s (62,400 cu ft/s)[4]
 • maximum11,348 m3/s (400,800 cu ft/s)[4]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftVermelho, Juína-Mirim, Camararé, Juína, Bararati
 • rightSão Tomé, São João da Barra, Arinos, Sangue, Papagaio

The Juruena River (Portuguese: Rio Juruena) is a 1,240 km (770 mi) long river in west-central Brazil, in the state of Mato Grosso.

  1. ^ Ziesler & Ardizzone 1979.
  2. ^ a b "Tapajos".
  3. ^ a b "PLANO ESTADUAL DE RECURSOS HÍDRICOS DO AMAZONAS, (PERH/AM) - RT 03 - DIAGNÓSTICO, PROGNÓSTICO E CENÁRIOS FUTUROS DO RECURSOS HÍDRICOS DO ESTADO - TOMO III" (PDF). January 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b Mauricio E., Arias; Eunjee, Lee; Fabio, Farinosi; Fabio F., Poreira; Paul R., Moorcoft (2017). "Decoupling the effects of deforestation and climate variability in the Tapajós river basin in the Brazilian Amazon". doi:10.1002/hyp.11517. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)