Javary River
| Javary River Javari River | |
|---|---|
 Javary/Javari on the far left (only lower part of river highlighted on this map) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil, Peru |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Sierra de Contamana, Ucayali, Peru |
| Mouth | Amazon River |
• location | Amazonas, Brazil |
• coordinates | 4°22′58″S 70°1′51″W / 4.38278°S 70.03083°W |
| Length | 1,184 km (736 mi) |
| Basin size | 99,674.09 km2 (38,484.38 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Benjamin Constant, Amazonas State (near mouth) |
| • average | 4,545 m3/s (160,500 cu ft/s)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Estirão do Repouso, Amazonas State (Basin size: 58,107 km2 (22,435 sq mi) |
| • average | (Period of data: 1970-1996)2,503 m3/s (88,400 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Curuçá, Ituí |
| • right | Gálvez, Yavari-Mirim |
The Javary River, Javari River or Yavarí River (Spanish: Río Yavarí; Portuguese: Rio Javari) is a 1,184 km (736 mi) tributary of the Amazon that forms the boundary between Brazil and Peru for more than 500 mi (800 km).[3] It is navigable by canoe for 900 mi (1,400 km) from above its mouth to its source in the Ucayali highlands, but only 260 were found suitable for steam navigation.
The Brazilian Boundary Commission ascended it in 1866 to the junction of the Shino with its Jaquirana branch. The country it traverses in its extremely sinuous course is very level, similar in character to that of the Juruá.
There are a number of small private reserves along the river, which arrange wildlife viewing.[4]
The town of Benjamin Constant lies at the mouth of the river, on the Brazilian bank.
References
- ^ "PLANO ESTADUAL DE RECURSOS HÍDRICOS DO AMAZONAS, (PERH/AM) - RT 03 - DIAGNÓSTICO, PROGNÓSTICO E CENÁRIOS FUTUROS DO RECURSOS HÍDRICOS DO ESTADO - TOMO III" (PDF). Jan 2019.
- ^ Michael, T. Coe; Marcos, Heil Costa; Aurélie, Botta; Charon, Birkett (23 Aug 2002). "Long-term simulations of discharge and floods in the Amazon Basin".
- ^ The Nation, Volume 50
- ^ Woods, Sarah (2008). Colombia. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 254ff. ISBN 9781841622422.
Coordinates: 7°06′51″S 73°48′04″W / 7.11422°S 73.8012°W
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