Jutaí River

For the tributary of the Matupiri River, see Jutaí River (Matupiri).
Jutaí River
Jutaí River (Brazil)
Native name Rio Jutai
Country Brazil
Basin
Main source State of Amazonas
River mouth Jutaí, Amazon River
2°44′42″S 66°47′09″W / 2.745032°S 66.785708°W / -2.745032; -66.785708 (Mouth of Jutaí River)Coordinates: 2°44′42″S 66°47′09″W / 2.745032°S 66.785708°W / -2.745032; -66.785708 (Mouth of Jutaí River)
River system Amazon River
Physical characteristics
Length 1050 km[1]
Features
Tributaries

The Jutaí River (Portuguese: Rio Jutaí) is a river in Amazonas state in north-western Brazil.

Course

The Jutaí river runs northeast before reaching its mouth on the southern bank of the Amazon River (Solimões section). It is west of the Juruá River, and is roughly parallel to the lower Juruá.

The 2,450,380 hectares (6,055,000 acres) Cujubim Sustainable Development Reserve, established in 2003, lies on either side of the river in the municipality of Jutaí.[2] It is the largest conservation unit in Amazonas and the largest sustainable development reserve in the world.[3] Further downstream the river forms the boundary between the 275,533 hectares (680,860 acres) Rio Jutaí Extractive Reserve, created in 2002, to the southeast and the Jutaí-Solimões Ecological Station to the northwest.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ziesler & Ardizzone 1979.
  2. ↑ RDS Cujubim – ISA, Informações gerais.
  3. ↑ RDS Cujubim – ISA, Características.
  4. ↑ RESEX do Rio Jutaí – ISA, Informações gerais (mapa).

Sources


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