Apaporis River
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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.
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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 |
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 |
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