File:Rio_Caqueta_8120079.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Japurá River
Sign in to saveAlso known as Japura River, Rio Japurá, Rio Caqueta, Yapura
river in South America
The Japurá River is a major waterway in South America that flows through the Amazon Basin. It matters as an important tributary of the Amazon River system, supporting diverse ecosystems and the communities that depend on the region.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- river
- Country
- Colombia
- Located in
- Amazonas
- Continent
- South America
- Elevation
- 25
- Image
- Ecologia de reserva intacta 91407-2019-05-11 at 10.47.50 PM - copia.jpg
- Length
- 2820
Show 7 more facts
- Commons category
- Japurá River
- mouth of the watercourse
- Amazon
- tributary
- Ajajú River
- watershed area
- 282000
- drainage basin
- Amazon basin
- discharge
- 13915
- basin country
- Brazil
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~7 min read
Encyclopedic overview
The Japurá River or Caquetá River is a 2,820 kilometres (1,750 mi) long river in the Amazon basin. It rises in Colombia and flows eastward through Brazil to join the Amazon River.
Course
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Japurá River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.