Juruena
Juruena 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
- -12.77°, -58.93°
About Juruena
The Juruena River (Portuguese: Rio Juruena) is a 1,240 km (770 mi) long river in west-central Brazil, in the state of Mato Grosso.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Juruena River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Juruena in Depth
Course
Within Mato Grosso the river defines the eastern boundary of the 227,817 hectares (562,950 acres) Igarapés do Juruena State Park, created in 2002.
For the last 190 km (120 mi) of its lower part the river becomes the border between the states Mato Grosso and Amazonas.
In this section the river forms the boundary between the Sucunduri State Park to the west in Amazonas and the Juruena National Park to the east in Mato Grosso.
In the north of this section it forms the boundary between the Bararati Sustainable Development Reserve in Amazonas and the Apiacás Ecological Reserve in Mato Grosso.
The Juruena finally joins the Teles Pires river to form the Tapajós river, which is one of the biggest tributaries to the Amazon River.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Juruena River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Juruena: Key Facts
| Length | 960 km |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | 190,940 km² |
| Mouth | Tapajós River |
| Drainage system | Amazon basin |
| Tributaries | Arinos River, Camararé River, Do Sangue River, Iquê River, Juína-Miriam River, Papagaio River, Sangue River, São João da Barra River |
Facts from Wikidata Q472816 (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
Juruena: Quick Answers
- Where is Juruena?
- Juruena is located in Brazil, at 12.7689° S, 58.9296° W.
- Are there dams on the Juruena?
- No dam on the Juruena is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.