Rio Negro
tributary of the Amazon river
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Summary
Rio Negro is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,830 views/month, #111 of 13,643).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Brazil[3], Colombia[4], Venezuela[5]
- Continent: South America[6]
- Basin country: Colombia[7]
- Commons category: Negro River (tributary of the Amazon)[8]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Amazon[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rio Negro (Amazon)[10]
- Tributary: Branco River[11], Casiquiare canal[12], Aquio River[13], Içana River[14], Bream[15], Jauaperi River[16], Araçá River[17], Jaú River[18], Unini River[19], Puduari River[20], Vaupés River[21]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Rio Negro Basin[22]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[23], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24]
- Length: 2250 km[25]
- Watershed area: 720,114 km²[26]
- Discharge: 30,000 cubic metre per second[27]
- Drainage basin: Amazon basin[28]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[29]
Why It Matters
Rio Negro has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]