Chandless River Explained

Pushpin Map:Brazil
River System:Chandless River
Progression:Rio Chandless
Mouth Location:Purus River
Mouth Coordinates:-9.1444°N -69.8397°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Peru, Brazil
Length:370[1]

Chandless River is a river of Peru and the Acre state in western Brazil, named after the British explorer William Chandless. It is a tributary of the Purus River

The river originates in Peru. After crossing the border into Brazil it flows in a north east direction through the Chandless State Park, created in 2004, which protects an area of rainforest with bamboos that contains various endemic species of flora and fauna.The main tributaries of the Chandless in this section are the Cuchichá and Chandless-chá streams. The Cuchicá forms the northern border of the park to the point where it joins the Chandless.The Chandless joins the Purus to the north of the park.

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  1. Book: Ziesler . R. . Ardizzone . G.D. . The Inland waters of Latin America . 1979 . . 92-5-000780-9 . Amazon River System . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021061745/http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/ad770b/AD770B06.htm . 21 October 2013 . live.