Juruena River

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The Juruena River is a major waterway in west-central Brazil that forms part of the upper Amazon basin and helps define the border between the states of Mato Grosso and Amazonas.

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Label Occurrences
Juruena River canonical 3
Rio Juruena 1

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Juruena River
surface form: Rio Juruena
basinCountry Brazil
confluenceForms Tapajós River
continent South America
country Brazil
drainageBasin Tapajós River
surface form: Tapajós River basin
ecoregion Amazon rainforest
environmentalConcern deforestation in its basin
hydroelectric dam projects
flowsThrough Juruena National Park
formsBorderBetween Amazonas
Mato Grosso
formsConfluenceWith Teles Pires River
hasBiodiversity high aquatic biodiversity
hasFeature rapids
waterfalls
hasTributary Apiacás River
Arinos River NERFINISHED
Sucunduri River NERFINISHED
São Tomé River
Teles Pires River
languageOfToponym Portuguese
locatedIn west-central Brazil
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Amazonas state
surface form: State of Amazonas

Mato Grosso
surface form: State of Mato Grosso
mouth Tapajós River
nearbySettlement Juruena, Mato Grosso
partOf Amazon Basin
upper Amazon basin
region Central-West Region of Brazil
riverSystem Amazon River
surface form: Amazon River system
sourceLocation Mato Grosso
sourceRegion Brazilian Highlands
surface form: Central Brazilian Plateau
supportsCommunity indigenous communities in its basin
tributaryOf Tapajós River
usedFor fishing
hydroelectric potential
river transport

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mato Grosso region of Brazil contains Juruena River
subject surface form: Mato Grosso
Tapajós River formedByConfluenceOf Juruena River
Tapajós River hasTributary Juruena River
Juruena River alsoKnownAs Juruena River
this entity surface form: Rio Juruena