Jamari River
The Jamari River is a river of Rondônia state in western Brazil.
| Jamari River | |
|---|---|
 Jamary river near Itapuã do Oeste. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Rondônia |
| City | Itapuã do Oeste |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Pacaás Novos mountain range |
| • location | Campo Novo de Rondonia, Rondônia, Brazil |
| • coordinates | 11°06′00″S 63°19′00″W |
| • elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
| Mouth | Madeira River |
• location | Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil |
| Length | 400 km (250 mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Candeias River Verde River (Jamari River) |
| • right | Preto do Crespo River Guaiamã River Branco River (Jamari River) |
Jamari River (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
- 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.
- Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional de Jacundá (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-16
- Eletrobras Eletronorte, "Estação Ecológica de Samuel", Unidade de Conservação (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-05-15
- Estação Ecológica Samuel (in Portuguese), Via Rural, retrieved 2016-05-14
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