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Also known as Río Napo

tributary of the Amazon in Ecuador and Peru

Key facts

Countries
Ecuador Peru
Location
Confluence of Jatunyaçu and Anzu, Ecuador
Coordinates
1°2′49″S 77°48′27″W / 1.04694°S 77.80750°W / -1.04694; -77.80750
Elevation
430 m (1,410 ft)
Mouth
Amazon River
Length
1,130 km (700 mi)
Basin size
103,307.79 km (39,887.36 mi )
Average
(Period: 1971–2000)7,147.8 m /s (252,420 cu ft/s)
Minimum
3,200 m /s (110,000 cu ft/s)
Maximum
10,800 m /s (380,000 cu ft/s)
Progression
Amazon → Atlantic Ocean
River system
Amazon River
Left
Jatunyaçu, Misahualli, Payamino, Coca , Aguarico , Tamboyaçu
Right
Anzu, Llocullón, Tiputini , Yasuní , Anahiri, Curaray , Tacshacuraray, Mazán

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Napo River.jpg
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Napo River
watershed area
115000
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The Napo River (Spanish: Río Napo) is a tributary to the Amazon River that rises in Ecuador on the flanks of the east Andean volcanoes of Antisana, Sincholagua and Cotopaxi.

The total length is 1,075 km (668 mi). The river drains an area of ca 103,000 km. The mean annual discharge at Mazán is 6,800 m/s (240,000 cu ft/s).

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