Ituxi River | |
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Native name | Rio Ituxi (Portuguese) |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | Purus River |
• coordinates | 7°18′37″S64°51′17″W / 7.310352°S 64.854817°W |
Length | 640 km (400 mi) |
Basin size | 43,676 km2 (16,863 sq mi) [1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Confluence of Purus, Amazonas State |
• average | 1,263 m3/s (44,600 cu ft/s) [2] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Iquiri River |
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