Acre River

Acre River
Acre River as seen near Xapuri, Acre, Brazil
Map of the Amazon Basin with the Acre River highlighted
Location
Countries
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Peru
Physical characteristics
SourceAcre River
 • coordinates10°57′47″S 70°29′38″W / 10.963°S 70.494°W / -10.963; -70.494
 • elevation351 m (1,152 ft)
MouthPurus River
 • location
Boca do Acre
 • coordinates
8°45′12″S 67°24′02″W / 8.7532°S 67.4006°W / -8.7532; -67.4006
 • elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Length680 km (420 mi)
Basin size36,000 km2 (14,000 mi2)

The Acre River (called Aquiry in the local Iñapari language; locally, Rio Acre) is a 680 kilometres (420 mi) long river in central South America.

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