Jamari River

Jamari River
Jamary river near Itapuã do Oeste.
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Location
CountryBrazil
StateRondônia
CityItapuã do Oeste
Physical characteristics
SourcePacaás Novos mountain range
 • locationCampo Novo de Rondonia, Rondônia, Brazil
 • coordinates11°06′00″S 63°19′00″W / 11.10000°S 63.31667°W / -11.10000; -63.31667
 • elevation460 m (1,510 ft)
MouthMadeira River
 • location
Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil
Length400 km (250 mi)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftCandeias River
Verde River (Jamari River)
 • rightPreto do Crespo River
Guaiamã River
Branco River (Jamari River)
Jamari River is located in Brazil
Jamari River
Jamari River (Brazil)

The Jamari River is a river of Rondônia state in western Brazil.

Part of the river's watershed is covered by the 221,218 hectares (546,640 acres) Jacundá National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit.[2] The Jamari river is dammed by the Samuel Hydroelectric Dam near Porto Velho, which forms a reservoir that covers 56,000 hectares (140,000 acres). The Samuel Ecological Station was established in compensation for the environmental impact. The ecological station extends to the east of the dam and protects part of the Jamari river basin.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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 21 October 2013.
  2. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional de Jacundá (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-16
  3. ^ Eletrobras Eletronorte, "Estação Ecológica de Samuel", Unidade de Conservação (in Portuguese), archived from the original on 2016-06-13, retrieved 2016-05-15
  4. ^ Estação Ecológica Samuel (in Portuguese), Via Rural, archived from the original on 2016-05-30, retrieved 2016-05-14


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