| Vaupés River Uaupés River | |
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 Vaupés (Uaupés) is in the upper left section | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
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| • location | Vaupés Department,Colombia |
| • coordinates | 2°9′1″N72°57′13″W / 2.15028°N 72.95361°W /2.15028; -72.95361 (approximately) |
| • elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
| Mouth | Rio Negro |
• coordinates | 0°02′3.06″N67°16′50.16″W / 0.0341833°N 67.2806000°W /0.0341833; -67.2806000 |
• elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
| Length | 1,050 km (650 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 64,370.4 km2 (24,853.6 sq mi)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Amazonas,Brazil (near mouth) |
| • average | 4,344.9 m3/s (153,440 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Taracuá,Amazonas |
| • average | 2,757.3 m3/s (97,370 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Uaracu,Amazonas |
| • average | 2,452.7 m3/s (86,620 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mitú,Vaupés,Colombia |
| • average | 1,232.4 m3/s (43,520 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Papuri,Tiquié |
Vaupés River (Uaupés River) is atributary of theRio Negro inSouth America. It rises in theVaupes Department ofColombia, flowing east throughVaupés Department. It forms part of the international border between theVaupés department of Colombia and theAmazonas state ofBrazil. On the border it merges with thePapurí River and becomes known as the Uaupés. In 1847 an explorer saw a rapid which hurled its waves 12 or 15 metres (40 or 50 ft) in the air, "as if great subaqueous explosions were taking place."[3] The river continues eastwards through theAlto Rio Negro Indigenous Territory until it flows into the Rio Negro at São Joaquim,Amazonas.[4]Vaupés is ablackwater river.
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0°02′03″N67°16′50″W / 0.0341833°N 67.2806°W /0.0341833; -67.2806
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