Juruá River

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/juru-river

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1. How long is the Juruá River?Approximately 3,283 kilometers (2,040 miles)
2. How big is the Juruá River?Médio Juruá Extractive Reserve, Baixo Juruá Extractive Reserve, Ramsar site (lower Juruá)
3. What is the location?Amazon basin, Peru and Brazil
4. What is the primary ecoregions?Purus várzea and Juruá-Purus moist forests

Fluvial geomorphology: The study of landforms created by rivers and their processes.
Sinuosity: The degree to which a river bends or curves across the landscape.
Alluvial plain: A flat area of land formed by sediment deposited by a river.
Flood pulse: The seasonal rise and fall of river water levels, crucial for ecosystem dynamics.