[7] It rises among the Ucayali highlands, and is navigable and unobstructed for a distance of 1,133 km (704 mi) above its junction with the Amazon.

It has a total length of approximately 3,283 km (2,040 mi), and is one of the longest tributaries of the Amazon.

The 251,577 hectares (621,660 acres) Médio Juruá Extractive Reserve, created in 1997, is on the left bank of the river as it meanders in a generally northeast direction through the municipality of Carauari.

[9] Since 2018, the lower portion of the river in Brazil has been designated a protected Ramsar site.

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