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Apaporis River | |
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Native name | Rio Apaporis ( Portuguese) |
Location | |
Countries | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Confluence of the Ajajú and Tunía River, Caquetá, Colombia |
Mouth | |
• location | Japurá River, Amazonas, Brazil |
• coordinates | 1°22′34″S 69°25′10″W / 1.376147°S 69.419475°W |
Length | 960 km (600 mi) |
Basin size | 53,509 km2 (20,660 sq mi) [1] 57,430.6 km2 (22,174.1 sq mi) [2] |
Discharge | |
• location | Confluence of Caquetá, Brazil, Amazonas State |
• average | 4,092 m3/s (144,500 cu ft/s) [3] 3,657.463 m3/s (129,162.1 cu ft/s) [4] |
Basin features | |
River system | Japurá River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Pira Paraná River |
The Apaporis River is a river of the Vaupés Department, Colombia. It is a tributary of the Caquetá or Japurá River. In the last stretch, before the river joins the Caquetá, it forms part of the boundary between Colombia and Brazil.
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (February 2022) |
Apaporis River | |
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Native name | Rio Apaporis ( Portuguese) |
Location | |
Countries | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Confluence of the Ajajú and Tunía River, Caquetá, Colombia |
Mouth | |
• location | Japurá River, Amazonas, Brazil |
• coordinates | 1°22′34″S 69°25′10″W / 1.376147°S 69.419475°W |
Length | 960 km (600 mi) |
Basin size | 53,509 km2 (20,660 sq mi) [1] 57,430.6 km2 (22,174.1 sq mi) [2] |
Discharge | |
• location | Confluence of Caquetá, Brazil, Amazonas State |
• average | 4,092 m3/s (144,500 cu ft/s) [3] 3,657.463 m3/s (129,162.1 cu ft/s) [4] |
Basin features | |
River system | Japurá River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Pira Paraná River |
The Apaporis River is a river of the Vaupés Department, Colombia. It is a tributary of the Caquetá or Japurá River. In the last stretch, before the river joins the Caquetá, it forms part of the boundary between Colombia and Brazil.