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Tigre River

Coordinates: 4°29′7″S 74°3′59″W / 4.48528°S 74.06639°W / -4.48528; -74.06639
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Tigre River
Amazon Basin with Tigre River in the far west
Location
CountryEcuador, Peru
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of Cunambo and Pintoyacu rivers
 • elevation510 m (1,670 ft)[1]
MouthMarañón River
 • coordinates
4°29′7″S 74°3′59″W / 4.48528°S 74.06639°W / -4.48528; -74.06639
 • elevation
95 m (312 ft)[1]
Length920.23 km (571.80 mi)[1] 760 km (470 mi)[2]
Basin size43,604.3 km2 (16,835.7 sq mi)[3] 45,073 km2 (17,403 sq mi)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationConfluence of Marañón (near mouth)
 • average(Period: 1965–2013)3,046.77 m3/s (107,596 cu ft/s)[3] 3,279 m3/s (115,800 cu ft/s)[4]
Basin features
ProgressionMarañónAmazonAtlantic Ocean
River systemAmazon
Tributaries 
 • leftCorrientes
 • rightTangarana

The Tigre River (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtiɣɾe]) is a Peruvian tributary of the Marañón River west of the Nanay River. It is navigable for 125 mi (201 km) from its confluence with the Marañón. It forms from the confluence of the Ecuadorian rivers Cunambo and Pintoyacu at the Peruvian border. Like the Nanay, it flows entirely in the plains. Its mouth is 42 mi (68 km) west of the junction of the Ucayali River with the Marañón. Continuing west from the Tigre along the Marañón River are the Parinari, Chambira, and Nucuray, all short lowland streams, resembling the Nanay in character. Tigre is Spanish for "tiger", the vernacular name in the region for the Jaguar .

References

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  1. ^ a b c Perú: Anuario de Estadistícas Ambientales 2022 (PDF). 2022.
  2. ^ Ziesler, R.; Ardizzone, G.D. (1979). "Amazon River System". The Inland waters of Latin America. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 92-5-000780-9. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Evaluación de recursos hídricos en la cuenca Marañón". 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Oficina Nacional de Evaluación de Recursos Naturales (ONERN)". 1980.