Juruena

Juruena

 

a river in central Brazil, a left tributary of the Tapajós River, which is a right tributary of the Amazon. Length, about 1,000 km. The Juruena rises in the Sierra dos Parecis and flows through the sparsely settled Brazilian Plateau to the north, forming rapids and waterfalls. The Juruena is fed by rainwater, with high water from March to April and low water from August to October.