The Mamoré River is a long fresh water course in Central Bolivia, South America. It is 2,000-km long and grows in volume as it is joined by secondary rivers and creeks. It rises as a stream in the high peaks of Cochabamba's Ridges (Sierras de Cochabamba). Then it meanders down the mountain slopes onto the Bolivian central plain in a southwest-northeasterly direction.
Right before turning left and running plumb north, the Mamoré River receives the waters of its first two tributaries; the Ichilo River and Rio Grande. In northern Bolivia, it is joined by Guaporé River, considerably growing in volume. As it flows northwards, it makes the border between Bolivia and Brazil, winding through the jungle.
Having run for about 300 km, it flows into Beni River to form Rio Madeira in Brazilian territory. Rio Madeira in turn empties its waters into the Amazon River. Thus, we can say that the Mamoré River is part of the largest river basin of the World; the Amazon River Basin.
Below, map of Bolivia, showing the Mamoré River and its tributaries, all of them draining into the Madeira River.
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