Jari
Jari 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
- 0.53°, -53.14°
About Jari
The Jari River, or Jary River (Portuguese: Rio Jari), is a northern tributary of the Amazon River on the border between the states of Pará and Amapá in northeastern Brazil. It is in the most downstream regions of the Amazon Basin and borders the Guiana Highlands and the Guianas to the northwest.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Jari River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Jari in Depth
Course
The source of the Jari is in the south of the Tumuk Humak Mountains, and its mouth is at the Amazon River between the municipalities of Almeirim in Pará and Vitória do Jari in Amapá. Ilha Grande de Gurupá, the second-largest island of the Amazon River Delta, is opposite of the mouth of the Jari River.
The Jari River forms the western boundary of the Tumucumaque Mountains National Park.
Below the park it forms the western boundary of the 806,184 hectares (1,992,120 acres) Rio Iratapuru Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 1997.
Small numbers of people have settled along the river here, built houses and cleared fields.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Jari River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Jari: Key Facts
| Length | 1,000 km |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | 60,000 km² |
| Source | Tumuk Humak Mountains |
| Mouth | Amazon River |
| Drainage system | Amazon basin |
| Tributaries | Cuc River, Curapi River, Culari River |
Facts from Wikidata Q2670262 (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
Jari: Quick Answers
- Where is Jari?
- Jari is located in Brazil, at 0.5318° N, 53.1424° W.
- Are there dams on the Jari?
- No dam on the Jari is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.