Beni
Beni is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- -13.84°, -67.48°
About Beni
The Beni River (Spanish: Río Beni) is a river in the north of Bolivia.
It rises north of La Paz and flows northeast. The Madre de Dios River is where its mouth is at. In the upper portion of its course, it flows through highland forest and rainforest, where the rapids of Cachuela Esperanza interrupt the upstream navigability of the river. The middle river runs through dense rainforest where it is joined by the Madidi River and the Tuichi River which flow through Madidi National Park. The Tuichi River joins the Beni River upstream from the town Rurrenabaque. North of Rurrenabaque, the Beni River runs through the Llanos de Moxos also known as the Beni Savanna, which is named after the river. It empties into the larger Madre de Dios at Riberalta.
The Beni River has a number of minor tributaries, including intermittent streams such as the Emero River.
In 1947, the CIA received unverified information that suggested there were settlements of escaped Nazis along the Beni and its tributaries.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Beni River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Beni: Key Facts
| Length | 1,100 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 9 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 850,000 km² |
| Mouth | Madeira River |
| Drainage system | Amazon basin |
| Tributaries | Tuichi River, Madre de Dios River, Orthon River, Kaka River, Madidi River, Alto Beni river, Quiquibey River |
Facts from Wikidata Q142604 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Beni: Quick Answers
- Where is Beni?
- Beni is located in Bolivia, at 13.8367° S, 67.4828° W.
- Are there dams on the Beni?
- No dam on the Beni is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.