Amazon River
The Amazon River in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the longest or second-longest river system in the world, a... Wikipedia
- Other name(s): Rio Amazonas, Río Amazonas
- Country: Peru, Colombia, Brazil
- Cities: Iquitos (Peru), Leticia (Colombia), Tabatinga (Brazil), Tefé (Brazil), Itacoatiara (Brazil) Parintins (Brazil), Óbidos (Brazil), Santarém (Brazil), Almeirim (Brazil), Macapá (Brazil), Manaus (Brazil)
- Main source: Arequipa Region, Peru, 5,220 m (17,125.98 ft)
- River mouth: Brazil
- River system: Amazon River
- Length: 3,750 km (2,330.14 mi) (Amazon–Ucayali–Tambo–Ené–Apurímac
- Discharge, (location 3): Location, Santarém, Minimum rate, (Period: 1998–2023)82,160 m³/s (2,901,453.02 cu ft/s), Average rate, (Period: 1971–2000)191,624 m³/s (6,767,137.7 cu ft/s), Maximum rate, (Period: 1998–2023)298,400 m³/s (10,537,896.55 cu ft/s)
- Discharge, (location 4): Location, Óbidos, Minimum rate, (Period: 1903–2023)95,000 m³/s (3,354,893.34 cu ft/s), Average rate, (Period: 1903–2023)165,829.6 m³/s (5,856,217.06 cu ft/s), Maximum rate, (Period: 1903–2023)260,000 m³/s (9,181,813.35 cu ft/s)
- Discharge, (location 5): Location, Manacapuru, Average rate, (Period: 1997–2015) 105,720 m³/s (3,733,466.57 cu ft/s)
- Tributaries: Left, Marañón, Nanay, Napo, Ampiyaçu, Putumayo, Japurá, Badajós, Manacapuru, Rio Negro, Urubu, Uatumã, Nhamundá, Trombetas, Maicurú, Curuá, Paru, Jari, Right, Ucayali, Jandiatuba, Javary, Jutai, Juruá, Tefé, Coari, Purús, Madeira, Paraná do Ramos, Tapajós, Curuá-Una, Xingu, Pará, Tocantins, Acará, Guamá
- Data source: DuckDuckGo
