Branco River
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the river in Roraima, Brazil. For other rivers with the same name, see Branco River (disambiguation).
The Branco River (Portuguese: Rio Branco; Engl: White River) is the principal affluent of the Rio Negro from the north. It is enriched by many streams from the Tepui highlands which separate Venezuela and Guyana from Brazil. Its two upper main tributaries are the Uraricoera and the Takutu.[2] The latter almost links its sources with those of the Essequibo.
The Branco flows nearly south, and finds its way into the Negro through several channels and a chain of lagoons similar to those of the latter river. It is 350 miles (560 km) long, up to its Uraricoera confluence. It has numerous islands, and, 235 miles (378 km) above its mouth, it is broken by a bad series of rapids.
Citations
Notes
- ↑ UOL. Turismo em Boa Vista. Access on Feb 17 2012.
- ↑ "Map of the Branco or Parimé River and of the Caratirimani Uararicapará Majari, Tacutú and Mahú Rivers". World Digital Library. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
References
- Branco River. (2009). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved September 19, 2009, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/77606/Branco-River
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rivers of Roraima. |
Coordinates: 1°06′14″N 60°54′32″W / 1.10389°N 60.90898°W
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.