Vaupés River

Vaupés River
Uaupés River
Countries Brazil, Colombia
Source
 - location Guaviare Department, Colombia
Mouth Rio Negro
Length 1,050 km (652 mi) [1]
Vaupés (Uaupés) is in the upper left section

Vaupés River (Uaupés River) is a tributary of the Rio Negro in South America. It arises in the Guaviare Department of Colombia, flowing east through Guaviare and Vaupés Departments. It forms part of the international border between Colombia and the Amazonas state of Brazil. On the border it merges with the Papurí River and becomes known as the Uaupés. In 1847 an explorer saw a rapid which hurled its waves forty- or fifty feet in the air, "as if great subaqueous explosions were taking place."[2] The river continues on east until it flows into the Rio Negro at São Joaquim, Amazonas. Vaupés is a blackwater river.

See also

References

  1. 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 8 November 2014.
  2. Discoveries and Explorations, Charles G.D. Roberts, 1905, p.224

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Coordinates: 0°02′03″N 67°16′50″W / 0.0341833°N 67.2806°W