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This is a '''list of rivers of Peru''', that are at least partially in [[Peru]]. The Peruvian government has published
guidelines for the preparation of river flow studies in April 2015.<ref name="ana">{{cite web | url=http://www.ana.gob.pe/sites/default/files/normatividad/files/res._jef._ndeg_117-2015-ana_0.pdf | title=R.J. Nº 117-2015-ANA | publisher=Autoridad Nacional del Agua | date=April 2015 | accessdate=5 May 2016 | pages=7}}</ref>
This is a '''list of rivers of Peru''', that are at least partially in [[Peru]]. The Peruvian government has published guidelines for the preparation of river flow studies in April 2015.<ref name="ana">{{cite web | url=http://www.ana.gob.pe/sites/default/files/normatividad/files/res._jef._ndeg_117-2015-ana_0.pdf | title=R.J. Nº 117-2015-ANA | publisher=Autoridad Nacional del Agua | date=April 2015 | accessdate=5 May 2016 | pages=7}}</ref>


==Longest rivers==
==Longest rivers==
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==By Drainage Basin==
==By Drainage Basin==
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.{{cn|date=May 2016}} Rivers longer than 400 kilometers<ref name="inei"/> are in bold font.
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} Rivers longer than 400 kilometers<ref name="inei"/> are in bold font.


===Atlantic Ocean===
===Atlantic Ocean===
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******Manuripe River
******Manuripe River
****[[Heath River]]
****[[Heath River]]
****'''[[Tambopata River]]''', 402 km
****'''[[Tambopata River]]''', 402&nbsp;km
****'''[[Río de Las Piedras]]''' or Tacuatimanu, 621 km
****'''[[Las Piedras River (Peru)|Río de Las Piedras]]''' or Tacuatimanu, 621&nbsp;km
*****Pariamanu River
*****Pariamanu River
****'''[[Inambari River]]''', 437km
****'''[[Inambari River]]''', 437&nbsp;km
****[[Manú River]]
****[[Manú River]]
**'''[[Purús River]]''', 483km
**'''[[Purús River]]''', 483&nbsp;km
***[[Acre River]]
***[[Acre River]]
***[[Iaco River]] or Yaco
***[[Iaco River]] or Yaco
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***Mazán River
***Mazán River
***Tampuyaku River
***Tampuyaku River
***'''[[Curaray River]]''', 414 km
***'''[[Curaray River]]''', 414&nbsp;km
***[[Aguarico River]]
***[[Aguarico River]]
**[[Nanay River]]
**[[Nanay River]]
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****Chambira River
****Chambira River
**'''[[Marañón River]]'''
**'''[[Marañón River]]'''
***'''[[Tigre River]]''', 598 km
***'''[[Tigre River]]''', 598&nbsp;km
****'''[[Corrientes River (Peru)|Corrientes River]]''', 483km
****'''[[Corrientes River (Peru)|Corrientes River]]''', 483&nbsp;km
****Tangarana River
****Tangarana River
***Samiria River
***Samiria River
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****Tulumayu River
****Tulumayu River
****Monzón River
****Monzón River
****Higueras RIver
****Higueras River
***Nucuray River
***Nucuray River
***[[Pastaza River]]
***[[Pastaza River]]
****Huasaga River
****Huasaga River
***'''[[Morona|Morona River]]''', 402 km
***'''[[Morona|Morona River]]''', 402&nbsp;km
***[[Santiago River (Amazon)|Santiago River]]
***[[Santiago River (Amazon)|Santiago River]]
***[[Nieva River]]
***[[Nieva River]]
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***San Miguel River
***San Miguel River
***Puccha River
***Puccha River
***[[Nupe River]]
***[[Lauricocha River]]
**'''[[Ucayali River]]'''
**'''[[Ucayali River]]'''
***'''[[Tapiche River]]''', 448 km
***'''[[Tapiche River]]''', 448&nbsp;km
***[[Pacaya River]]
***Guanache River
***Guanache River
***Cushabatay River
***Cushabatay River
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***'''[[Urubamba River]]'''
***'''[[Urubamba River]]'''
****Inuya River
****Inuya River
****Mishagua River
****[[Mishagua River]]
****Camisea River
****Camisea River
****Yavero River or Paucartambo
****[[Yavero River]] or Paucartambo
****Ticumpinia River
****Ticumpinia River
****Cumpirusiato River
****Cumpirusiato River
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******Velille River
******Velille River


===[[Altiplano]]===
===Altiplano===
*[[Desaguadero River (Bolivia)|Desaguadero River]]
*[[Desaguadero River (Bolivia)|Desaguadero River]]
**Mauri River
**Mauri River
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*[[Culebras River]]
*[[Culebras River]]
*[[Huarmey River]]
*[[Huarmey River]]
*[[Fortaleza River]]
*[[Fortaleza River (Peru)|Fortaleza River]]
*[[Pativilca River]]
*[[Pativilca River]]
*[[Supe River]]
*[[Supe River]]
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:*[[Asana River]]
:*[[Asana River]]
*[[Locumba River]]
*[[Locumba River]]
*[[Sama River]]
*[[Sama River (Peru)|Sama River]]
*[[Caplina River]]
*[[Caplina River]]


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*[[Desaguadero River (Bolivia)|Desaguadero River]]
*[[Desaguadero River (Bolivia)|Desaguadero River]]
*[[Ene River]]
*[[Ene River]]
*[[Fortaleza River (Peru)|Fortaleza River]]
*[[Heath River]]
*[[Heath River]]
*[[Huallaga River]]
*[[Huallaga River]]
*[[Huancabamba River]]
*[[Huancabamba River]]
*[[Huarmey River]]
*[[Huarmey River]]
*[[Ilave River]]
*[[Javary River]]
*[[Javary River]]
*[[Juruá River]]
*[[Juruá River]]
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
*[http://geonames.nga.mil/gns/html/ GEOnet Names Server] The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
*{{cite web|url=https://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/|title=GEONet Names Server|website=[[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]|access-date=June 25, 2021}}, [[GEOnet Names Server]]


==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 19:29, 8 December 2023

This is a list of rivers of Peru, that are at least partially in Peru. The Peruvian government has published guidelines for the preparation of river flow studies in April 2015.[1]

Longest rivers

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The lengths of the following 10 rivers are according to a 2005 statistical publication by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática listing the 44 most important rivers of Peru.[2]: 21, pdf 13 

River Length (km) Length (miles) Outflow
1. Ucayali 1,771 1100 Amazon
2. Marañón 1,414 879 Amazon
3. Putumayo 1,380 858 Amazon
4. Yavarí 1,184 736 Amazon
5. Huallaga 1,138 707 Marañón
6. Urubamba 862 536 Ucayali
7. Mantaro 724 450 Apurímac
8. Amazon 713 443 Atlantic Ocean
9. Apurímac 690 429 Ucayali
10. Napo 667 414 Amazon
11. Madre de Dios 655 407 Amazon

By Drainage Basin

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This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.[citation needed] Rivers longer than 400 kilometers[2] are in bold font.

Atlantic Ocean

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Altiplano

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  • Desaguadero River
    • Mauri River
    • Lake Titicaca
      • Ilave River
        • Huenque River
      • Coata River
      • Ramis River
        • Azángaro River
          • Carabaya River
        • Ayaviri River
      • Huancané River
      • Suches River

Pacific Ocean

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Alphabetical list

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "R.J. Nº 117-2015-ANA" (PDF). Autoridad Nacional del Agua. April 2015. p. 7. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b Sistema Estadístico Nacional (2005). "Teritorio 1.8 Longitud aproximada de los rios mas importantes". Perú: Compendio Estadístico 2005 (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI). p. 997.
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