| Tigre River | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Amazon Basin with Tigre River in the far west | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ecuador,Peru |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence ofConambo andPintoyacu rivers |
| • elevation | 510 m (1,670 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | Marañón River |
• coordinates | 4°29′7″S74°3′59″W / 4.48528°S 74.06639°W /-4.48528; -74.06639 |
• elevation | 95 m (312 ft)[1] |
| Length | 920.23 km (571.80 mi)[1] 760 km (470 mi)[2] |
| Basin size | 43,604.3 km2 (16,835.7 mi2)[3]45,073 km2 (17,403 mi2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Confluence ofMarañón (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 | |
| Progression | Marañón →Amazon →Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Amazon |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Corrientes |
| • right | Tangarana |
TheTigre River (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈtiɣɾe]) is aPeruviantributary of theMarañón River west of theNanay River. It isnavigable for 125 mi (201 km) from its confluence with the Marañón. It forms from the confluence of theEcuadorian riversConambo andPintoyacu 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 theUcayali River with the Marañón. Continuing west from the Tigre along the Marañón River are theParinari,Chambira, andNucuray, all short lowland streams, resembling the Nanay in character.Tigre isSpanish for "tiger", the vernacular name in the region for theJaguar .
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