The Jaci Paraná River (Portuguese: Rio Jaci Paraná) is a river of Rondônia state in western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Madeira River, which it joins at Jaci Paraná in the municipality of Porto Velho, Rondônia
| Jaci Paraná River | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Native name | Rio Jaci Paraná (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Rondônia state |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 9°12′57″S 64°23′08″W / 9.215724°S 64.385614°W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Madeira River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Formoso River |
| • right | Branco River |
Tributaries of the Jaci Paraná river basin rise in the 216,568 hectares (535,150 acres) Guajará-Mirim State Park, created in 1990.[1] The river forms the western boundary of the 197,364 hectares (487,700 acres) Jaci Paraná Extractive Reserve, created in 1996.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ PES de Guajará-Mirim – ISA, Características.
- ^ RESEX Jaci Paraná (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-30
Sources
edit- PES de Guajará-Mirim (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-07-31