Jauaperi River

River in Brazil

Native nameRio Jauaperi (Portuguese)LocationCountryBrazilPhysical characteristicsSource • locationAmazonas Mouth

• location

Rio Negro

• coordinates

1°35′27″S 61°28′21″W / 1.590921°S 61.472624°W / -1.590921; -61.472624Length530 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 featuresRiver systemRio NegroTributaries • 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]

References

^ Ziesler & Ardizzone 1979.
^ Contemporary Waimiri Atroari society – ISA.

Sources

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