Branco River
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This article is about the river in Roraima, Brazil. For other rivers with the same name, see Branco River (disambiguation).
The Branco River (Portuguese: Rio Branco; Engl: White River) is the principal affluent of the Rio Negro from the north.
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Branco River | |
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![]() The Branco River is a tributary of the Rio Negro (highlighted on map) | |
Native name | Rio Branco (Portuguese) |
Location | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | confluence of Takutu and Uraricoera, Roraima, Brazil |
• coordinates | 3°1′28.5276″N 60°29′14.8596″W |
• elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
2nd source | |
• location | Uraricoera, Parima Mountains |
• coordinates | 3°41′42.2484″N 64°12′36.018″W |
• elevation | 1,240 m (4,070 ft) |
3rd source | |
• location | Takutu, Guiana Shield |
• coordinates | 1°47′48.6492″N 60°1′38.2656″W |
• elevation | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Rio Negro, Roraima, Brazil |
• coordinates | 1°23′38″S 61°50′46″W |
• elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
Length | 560 km (350 mi)[2] to 775 km (482 mi)[3] |
Basin size | 192,392.66 km2 (74,283.22 sq mi)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Confluence of Rio Negro, Roraima |
• average | (Period:1967-2010)5,400 m3/s (190,000 cu ft/s)[4]
(Period: 1980-2006)5,300 m3/s (190,000 cu ft/s)[5] (Period: 1998-2022)6,469 m3/s (228,500 cu ft/s)[6] |
• minimum | 278 m3/s (9,800 cu ft/s)[6] |
• maximum | 28,697 m3/s (1,013,400 cu ft/s)[6] |
Discharge | |
• location | Caracaraí (400 km upstream of mouth; Basin size: 124,980 km2 (48,260 sq mi) |
• average | (Period: 1997/01/01-2015/12/31)
3,170.343 m3/s (111,959.6 cu ft/s)[7] (Period: 1998-2022)3,615.65 m3/s (127,685 cu ft/s)[4] |
• minimum | 178 m3/s (6,300 cu ft/s) (1998/03/24)[4] |
• maximum | 15,735 m3/s (555,700 cu ft/s) (1976/07/10)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | Boa Vista (Basin size: 97,200 km2 (37,500 sq mi) |
• average | (Period: 1967-2010)2,436.76 m3/s (86,053 cu ft/s)[4] (Period: 1998-2022)3,129.97 m3/s (110,534 cu ft/s)[4] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Takutu, Anauá, Itapará |
• right | Uraricoera, Mucajai, Ajarani, Univini, Catrimani, Xeruini |
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