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Rio Negro (Amazon)
The Rio Negro ( "''Black River''"), or Guainía as it is known in its upper part, is the largest left tributary of the Amazon River (accounting for about 14% of the water in the Amazon basin), the largest blackwater river in the world, and one of the world's ten List of rivers by discharge, largest rivers by average discharge. Despite its high flow, the Rio Negro has a low Stream load, sediment load (5.76 million tonnes per year on average in Manaus). Geography Upper course The source of the Rio Negro lies in Colombia, in the Department of Guainía where the river is known as the ''Guainía River''. The young river generally flows in an east-northeasterly direction through the Puinawai Natural Reserve, Puinawai National Reserve, passing several small indigenous settlements on its way, such as Cuarinuma, Brujas, Santa Rosa and Tabaquén. After roughly the river starts forming the border between Colombia's Department of Guainía and Venezuela's Amazonas (Venezuelan state), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manaus
Manaus () is the List of capitals of subdivisions of Brazil, capital and largest city of the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas. It is the List of largest cities in Brazil, seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2022 population of 2,063,689 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east centre of the state, the city is the centre of the Greater Manaus, Manaus metropolitan area and the largest metropolitan area in the North Region, Brazil, North Region of Brazil by urban landmass. It is situated near Meeting of Waters, the confluence of the Rio Negro (Amazon), Negro and Amazon River, Amazon rivers. It is one of the two cities in the Amazon rainforest with a population of over 1 million people, alongside Belém. The city was founded in 1669 as the Fort of São José do Rio Negro. It was elevated to a town in 1832 with the name of "Manaus", an altered spelling of the indigenous Manaós peoples, and legally transformed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marauiá River
Marauiá River is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population .... See also * List of rivers of Amazonas ReferencesBrazilian Ministry of Transport Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state) Tributaries of the Rio Negro (Amazon) {{AmazonasBR-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xie River (Brazil)
The Xié River () is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population .... It is a right tributary of the Rio Negro. The river flows through the Alto Rio Negro Indigenous Territory, created in 1998. The majority of the population of the Xié River are Baré and Werekena people. See also * List of rivers of Amazonas References Brazilian Ministry of Transport Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state) Tributaries of the Rio Negro (Amazon) {{AmazonasBR-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarumã Açu River
The Tarumã Açu River () is a river in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It is a left tributary of the Rio Negro, which it enters just west of the city of Manaus. Course The Tarumã Açu River originates with a spring in the community of Nova Canã, at kilometre 40 of the BR-174 highway. It drains the east part of the Tarumã Açu – Tarumã Mirim section of the Rio Negro Left Bank Environmental Protection Area, which is mainly covered by dense rainforest but has areas of open tropical forest and campinarana. The lower section of the river corresponds to the western boundary of the Manaus urban area. Several of its left bank tributaries originate in the Adolfo Ducke Forest Reserve and cross the northern and western zones of Manaus. The urban area tributaries are the Igarapé Leão, Igarapé do Mariano, Igarapé do Bolívia, which originate in the Ducke reserve, and the Igarapé do Tarumãzinho, which is completely contained in the Bairro do Tarumã. The Tarumã Açu and Tar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarumã Mirim River
The Tarumã Mirim River () is a river in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It is a left tributary of the Rio Negro, which it enters west of the city of Manaus. Course The Tarumã Mirim drains the west part of the Tarumã Açu – Tarumã Mirim section of the Rio Negro Left Bank Environmental Protection Area (APA), which is mainly covered by dense rainforest but has areas of open tropical forest and campinarana. It separates the APA from the Puranga Conquista Sustainable Development Reserve to the west. The Tarumã-Açu and Tarumã Mirim are blackwater river A blackwater river is a type of River#Classification, river with a slow-moving channel flowing through forested swamps or wetlands. Most major blackwater rivers are in the Amazon Basin and the Southern United States. The term is used in fluvial ...s, acidic and low in minerals. Water levels vary by , with highest levels in June. See also * List of rivers of Amazonas Notes Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Taruma Mirim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuieiras River (Rio Negro Tributary)
The Cuieiras River () is a river in the municipality of Maués, Amazonas state, Brazil. Location The Cuieiras River is a tributary of the Rio Negro, which it enters from the left (east) upstream from Manaus Manaus () is the List of capitals of subdivisions of Brazil, capital and largest city of the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas. It is the List of largest cities in Brazil, seventh-largest city in Brazil, w ... in the Anavilhanas archipelago region. It defines the north boundary of the Rio Negro State Park South Section. The north bank of the river is in the Rio Negro Left Bank Environmental Protection Area, a sustainable use conservation area created in 1995. The forest around the river is home to the endangered Pied tamarin. People The Aroaqui language, now extinct, may have been spoken on the banks of the Cuieiras River.Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho de Valhery. 2016. Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais sul-americanas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apuaú River
Apuaú River is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population .... See also * List of rivers of Amazonas ReferencesBrazilian Ministry of Transport Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state) Tributaries of the Rio Negro (Amazon) {{AmazonasBR-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baependi River
The Baependi River is a river of Minas Gerais state in southeastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Minas Gerais References Mapfrom Ministry of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government a ... * Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. Rivers of Minas Gerais {{MinasGerais-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camanaú River
Camanaú River is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ..., a tributary of the Curiuaú River. Most of the river basin is in the Waimiri Atroari Indigenous Territory. See also * List of rivers of Amazonas References Sources * Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state) {{AmazonasBR-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jauaperi River
The Jauaperi River () is a river of Amazonas state in northwestern Brazil, a tributary of the Rio Negro. The lower section of the river forms part of the border between Amazonas and Roraima Roraima ( ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas t .... Most of the river basin is in the Waimiri Atroari Indigenous Territory. See also * List of rivers of Amazonas References Sources * * Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state) Tributaries of the Rio Negro (Amazon) {{AmazonasBR-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branco River
The Branco River (; Engl: ''White River'') is the principal affluent of the Rio Negro from the north. Basin The river drains the Guayanan Highlands moist forests ecoregion. It is enriched by many streams from the Tepui highlands which separate Venezuela and Guyana from Brazil. Its two upper main tributaries are the Uraricoera and the Takutu. The latter almost links its sources with those of the Essequibo; during floods headwaters of the Branco and those of the Essequibo are connected, allowing a level of exchange in the aquatic fauna (such as fish) between the two systems. The Branco flows nearly south, and finds its way into the Negro through several channels and a chain of lagoons similar to those of the latter river. It is long, up to its Uraricoera confluence. It has numerous islands, and, above its mouth, it is broken by a bad series of rapids. Discharge Average, minimum and maximum discharge of the Branco River at near mouth. Period from 1998 to 2022. Water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jufari River
Jufari River is a river forming part of the border between Amazonas and Roraima states in north-western Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population .... See also * List of rivers of Amazonas * List of rivers of Roraima ReferencesBrazilian Ministry of Transport Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state) Rivers of Roraima Tributaries of the Rio Negro (Amazon) {{Roraima-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
