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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Juruena River canonical 3
Rio Juruena 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Rio Juruena
linked to: Juruena River
basinCountry Brazil
confluenceForms Tapajós River
continent South America
country Brazil
drainageBasin Tapajós River basin
linked to: Tapajós River
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 State of Amazonas
linked to: Amazonas state

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

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Referenced by (4)

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

Mato Grosso contains Juruena River
subject linked to: Mato Grosso region of Brazil
Tapajós River formedByConfluenceOf Juruena River
Tapajós River hasTributary Juruena River
Juruena River alsoKnownAs Rio Juruena
linked to: Juruena River