Canumã River () is a river in the
Amazonas state in north-western
Brazil
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. It is located east of the
Madeira River
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and runs roughly parallel to it. It flows into the
Paraná Urariá Paraná, Paranã or Parana may refer to:
Geology
*Paraná Basin, a sedimentary basin in South America
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shortly before merging into the Madeira River (the short channel between Canumã River/Paraná Urariá and the Madeira River is known as the Paraná do Canumã). Through the Paraná Urariá it is also connected to several other smaller rivers and ultimately
Paraná do Ramos (mean annual discharge 2930 m
3/s) which is a side channel of the
Amazon River itself. The Canumã has its source at the confluence of the
Acari
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and
Sucunduri River
Sucunduri River () is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil, one of the main headwaters of the Canumã River.
Course
The Sucunduri River rises in the Sucunduri State Park in the municipality of Apuí.
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s. The latter and Canumã can be considered as the upper and lower sections of a single river, in which case it is known as the Canumã-Sucunduri.
See also
*
List of rivers of Amazonas
References
Brazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state)
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