Santa Rosa River (Acre)

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Santa Rosa River
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Native nameRio Santa Rosa (Portuguese)
Location
Country Peru, Brazil
Physical characteristics
Mouth  
  location
Purus River, Santa Rosa do Purus
  coordinates
9°25′43″S70°29′42″W / 9.428588°S 70.495129°W / -9.428588; -70.495129 Coordinates: 9°25′43″S70°29′42″W / 9.428588°S 70.495129°W / -9.428588; -70.495129
Basin features
River system Purus River

Santa Rosa River is a river of Acre state in western Brazil, a tributary of the Purus River.

The river defines the boundary between Peru and Brazil in the centre of the state of Acre, then runs for a short distance along the boundary of the 231,555 hectares (572,180 acres) Santa Rosa do Purus National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2001, until it joins the Purus River opposite the community of Santa Rosa do Purus. [1]

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References

  1. FLONA de Santa Rosa do Purus (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-21