Curuá River (Iriri River) Curuá River (Iriri River) The Curuá River is a tributary of the Iriri River in Pará state in north-central Brazil. It is a tributary of the Iriri River. The river flows through the Tapajós-Xingu moist forests ecoregion. The river rises in the Nascentes da Serra do Cachimbo Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit established in 2005. It is one of the headwaters of the Xingu River. The upper part and the lower part of the Curuá River are divided by two waterfalls, only apart. The first waterfall is tall and the second is tall. As a consequence, the fauna
Upper American River Project fish passage by the project's dams, which segment parts of the upper South Fork American River, the Rubicon River and their tributaries. Water is diverted from the Rubicon River to a storage reservoir, Loon Lake, from which it is released through the Loon Lake Powerhouse to Gerle Creek. This water is intercepted and diverted into Silver Creek, a tributary of the South Fork American River, flowing through the Robbs Peak Powerhouse into Union Valley Reservoir, the project's principal reservoir. Water from Ice House Reservoir also enters Union Valley via the Jones Fork Powerhouse. From Union Valley, water flows through the