Tarauacá River | |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
River System: | Juruá River |
Source1 Location: | Acre state |
Mouth Location: | Juruá River, Amazonas state |
Mouth Coordinates: | -6.6953°N -69.7646°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Brazil |
Tributaries Left: | Acurauá River |
Tarauacá River (pt|Rio Tarauacá pronounced as /pt-BR/) is a river of Amazonas and Acre states in western Brazil. The Rio Tarauacá is a tributary of the Juruá River, which itself flows into the Amazon.
The headwaters of the Tarauacá are located near the Brazilian border with Peru. It is upper reaches it flows from south to north through the Alto Tarauacá Extractive Reserve, created in 2000.The Brazilian cities of Tarauacá and Eirunepé lie along the banks of the Tarauacá River further east.