The Jari River () is a river in the state of
Amazonas, Brazil, a tributary of the
Purus River
The Purus River (Portuguese: ''Rio Purus''; Spanish: ''Río Purús'') is a tributary of the Amazon River in South America. Its drainage basin is , and the mean annual discharge is . The river shares its name with the Alto Purús National Park a ...
.
Course
The basin of the Jari River, an important right tributary of the Purus in its middle course, as well as the natural resources and associated fish, is protected by the
Nascentes do Lago Jari National Park
Nascentes do Lago Jari National Park () is a national park in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It protects an area of Amazon rainforest in the BR-319 highway area of influence.
Location
The Nascentes do Lago Jari National Park has an area of .
Th ...
, an protected area established in 2008.
It then forms the eastern border of the
Piagaçu-Purus Sustainable Development Reserve
Piagaçu-Purus Sustainable Development Reserve () is a Sustainable development reserve (Brazil), sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas, Brazil.
Location
The Piagaçu-Purus Sustainable Development Res ...
, established in 2003.
The river flows through the
Purus-Madeira moist forests ecoregion in its upper reaches.
It flows through the
Purus várzea
The Purus várzea (NT0156) is an ecoregion of seasonally flooded várzea forest in the central Amazon basin. It is part of the Amazon biome.
The ecoregion is home to a vegetation adapted to floods of up to that may last for eight months.
There is ...
ecoregion before joining the Purus.
See also
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List of rivers of Amazonas
References
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Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state)
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