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 (5)

Label Occurrences
Rio Negro canonical 35
Upper Rio Negro 2
Rio Negro (Amazonas) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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 River via Casiquiare canal
continent South America
country Brazil
Colombia
Venezuela
drainageBasin Amazon River basin
linked to: Amazon Basin
ecologicalCharacteristic supports high aquatic biodiversity adapted to blackwater conditions
etymology named for its dark-colored waters
flowsThroughCity Barcelos
linked to: Braga

Manaus
Santa Isabel do Rio Negro
São Gabriel da Cachoeira
flowsThroughDepartment Guainía Department
Vaupés Department
flowsThroughState Amazonas (Brazilian state)
linked to: Amazonas

Amazonas (Venezuelan state)
Roraima
lengthApproxKm about 2250
localName Rio Negro
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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amazon River majorTributary Rio Negro
Casiquiare canal connectsRiver Rio Negro
Casiquiare canal flowsInto Rio Negro
Casiquiare canal mouthLocation Rio Negro
Manaus locatedOnRiver Rio Negro
Guiana Shield majorRiver Rio Negro
Rio Negro localName Rio Negro
Warekena language isSpokenAlong Rio Negro
Baniwa language spokenAlong Rio Negro
Negro River basin drainedBy Rio Negro
Guainía River contributesTo Rio Negro
Guainía River tributaryOf Rio Negro
Amazonas traversedBy Rio Negro
Guiana Highlands sourceOfRiver Rio Negro
Amazonas (Brazilian state) contains Rio Negro (Amazonas)
subject linked to: Amazonas state
linked to: Rio Negro
Branco River tributaryOf Rio Negro
Branco River mouthLocation Rio Negro
Branco River flowsInto Rio Negro
Santa Isabel do Rio Negro hasPrimaryAccessRoute Rio Negro waterway
linked to: Rio Negro
Warekena region upper Rio Negro
linked to: Rio Negro
Guarequena isSpokenAlong Rio Negro
Xié River tributaryOf Rio Negro
Xié River mouthLocation Rio Negro
Tariano isSpokenAlong Rio Negro
Warekena people region Upper Rio Negro
linked to: Rio Negro
Kurripako-Baniwa spokenInRegion Upper Rio Negro
linked to: Rio Negro
Vaupés River tributaryOf Rio Negro
Vaupés River mouth Rio Negro
Útica hasRiver Rio Negro
Rio Branco mouthRiver Rio Negro
Rio Branco tributaryOf Rio Negro
Solimões River confluenceWith Rio Negro