Jauaperi River

Jauaperi River
Jauaperi River (Brazil)
Native name Rio Jauaperi
Country Brazil
Basin
Main source Amazonas
River mouth Rio Negro
1°35′27″S 61°28′21″W / 1.590921°S 61.472624°W / -1.590921; -61.472624 (Mouth of Jauaperi River)Coordinates: 1°35′27″S 61°28′21″W / 1.590921°S 61.472624°W / -1.590921; -61.472624 (Mouth of Jauaperi River)
River system Rio Negro
Physical characteristics
Length 530 kilometres (330 mi)[1]
Features
Tributaries

The Jauaperi River (Portuguese: Rio Jauaperi) is a river of Amazonas state in north-western 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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