Copacá River | |
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Native name | Rio Copacá |
Country | Brazil |
Basin features | |
River mouth | 3°21′03″S 65°45′53″W / 3.350892°S 65.764815°WCoordinates: 3°21′03″S 65°45′53″W / 3.350892°S 65.764815°W |
River system | Uarini River |
The Copacá River (Portuguese: Rio Copacá) is a river of Amazonas, Brazil. It is a right tributary of the Uarini River.
The Copacá River defines the eastern boundary of the 187,982 hectares (464,510 acres) Baixo Juruá Extractive Reserve, created in 2001. The Copacá is a 25 metres (82 ft) wide river that lies within the eastern limit of the reserve. The floating litter banks of the river are home to a variety of allochthonous insectivore species of fish, particularly of the genera Microglanis and Phenacorhamdia.