Guariba River (Aripuanã River tributary)

Guariba River (Portuguese: Rio Guariba) is a river of the Mato Grosso and Amazonas states in north-western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Aripuanã River.

Guariba River
Guariba River (Aripuanã River tributary) is located in Brazil
Guariba River (Aripuanã River tributary)
Native nameRio Guariba (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
  location
Aripuanã River, Novo Aripuanã
  coordinates
7.714105°S 60.587421°W / -7.714105; -60.587421
Basin features
River systemAripuanã River

Course

In Mato Grosso the river forms the eastern boundary of the northern half of the 164,224 hectares (405,810 acres) Guariba-Roosevelt Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use unit created in 1996.[1] It then crosses the border into Amazonas, where it runs through the 150,465 hectares (371,810 acres) Guariba Extractive Reserve, created in 2005.[2] Further north it meets the Aripuanã in the region between the Campos Amazônicos and Juruena national parks.

See also

References

Sources

  • RESEX Guariba-Roosevelt (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-07
  • RESEX do Guariba (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-07-24


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