Rio Negro
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Rio Negro is a major blackwater river in South America that flows through Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil before joining the Amazon River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rio Negro canonical | 15 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blackwater river
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Brazil
ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ |
| biome | Amazon rainforest ⓘ |
| borderFunction |
forms part of the border between Colombia and Venezuela
ⓘ
forms part of the border between Venezuela and Brazil ⓘ |
| confluenceCountry | Brazil ⓘ |
| confluenceLocation | Manaus ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Orinoco–Amazon waterway
ⓘ
surface form:
Orinoco River via Casiquiare canal
|
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
Brazil
ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Amazon Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Amazon River basin
|
| ecologicalCharacteristic | supports high aquatic biodiversity adapted to blackwater conditions ⓘ |
| etymology | named for its dark-colored waters ⓘ |
| flowsThroughCity |
Braga
ⓘ
surface form:
Barcelos
Manaus ⓘ Santa Isabel do Rio Negro ⓘ São Gabriel da Cachoeira ⓘ |
| flowsThroughDepartment |
Guainía Department
ⓘ
Vaupés Department ⓘ |
| flowsThroughState |
Amazonas
ⓘ
surface form:
Amazonas (Brazilian state)
Amazonas state, Venezuela ⓘ
surface form:
Amazonas (Venezuelan state)
Roraima ⓘ |
| lengthApproxKm | about 2250 ⓘ |
| localName |
Rio Negro
self-link
ⓘ
Río Negro ⓘ |
| localNameLanguage |
Portuguese
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| majorTributary |
Branco River
ⓘ
Casiquiare canal ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Amazon River ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
meets the Amazon River in the Encontro das Águas (Meeting of the Waters)
ⓘ
one of the largest blackwater rivers in the world ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Amazon Basin ⓘ |
| salinity | freshwater ⓘ |
| sourceCountry | Colombia ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Colombian Andes ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Amazon River ⓘ |
| waterColor | dark ⓘ |
| waterType |
acidic
ⓘ
high in dissolved organic matter ⓘ low in suspended sediments ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.