List of rivers of Peru

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This is a list of rivers of Peru, that are at least partially in Peru. The Peruvian government has published guidelines for the preparation of river flow studies in April 2015. [1]

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Longest rivers

The lengths of the following 10 rivers are according to a 2005 statistical publication by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática listing the 44 most important rivers of Peru. [2] : 21, pdf 13 

River Length (km)Length (miles)Outflow
1. Ucayali 1,7711100Amazon
2. Marañón 1,414879Amazon
3. Putumayo 1,380858Amazon
4. Yavarí 1,184736Amazon
5. Huallaga 1,138707Marañón
6. Urubamba 862536Ucayali
7. Mantaro 724450Apurímac
8. Amazon 713443Atlantic Ocean
9. Apurímac 690429Ucayali
10. Napo 667414Amazon
11. Madre de Dios 655407Amazon

By Drainage Basin

This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.[ citation needed ] Rivers longer than 400 kilometers [2] are in bold font.

Atlantic Ocean

Altiplano

Pacific Ocean

Alphabetical list

See also

References

  1. ↑ "R.J. Nº 117-2015-ANA" (PDF). Autoridad Nacional del Agua. April 2015. p. 7. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 Sistema Estadístico Nacional (2005). "Teritorio 1.8 Longitud aproximada de los rios mas importantes". Perú: Compendio Estadístico 2005 (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI). p. 997.
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