Jauaperi River

Jauaperi River
Jauaperi River is located in Brazil
Jauaperi River
Native nameRio Jauaperi (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationAmazonas
Mouth 
 • location
Rio Negro
 • coordinates
1°35′27″S 61°28′21″W / 1.590921°S 61.472624°W / -1.590921; -61.472624
Length530 km (330 mi)[1]
Basin size48,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationConfluence of Rio Negro, Amazonas State
 • average1,300 m3/s (46,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemRio Negro
Tributaries 
 • leftAlalaú River

The Jauaperi River (Portuguese: Rio Jauaperi) 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. Most of the river basin is in the 2,585,910 hectares (6,389,900 acres) Waimiri Atroari Indigenous Territory.[2]

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References

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Sources

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  • Contemporary Waimiri Atroari society, ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-07-29
  • Ziesler, R.; Ardizzone, G.D. (1979), "Amazon River System", The Inland waters of Latin America, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, ISBN 92-5-000780-9, archived from the original on 8 November 2014