title: Ituxi River
text: # Ituxi River
  
  Ituxi River is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Purus River.
  
  ## Course
  
  The Ituxi River is 640 kilometres (400 mi) in length. It originates near Acrelândia in the state of Acre. It is a blackwater river that flows through the 776,940 hectares (1,919,900 acres) Ituxi Extractive Reserve, created in 2008, in a northeast direction.
  
  