The Jamari River is a river of

Rondônia Rondônia () is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country (central-western part). To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso, ...

state in western

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. Part of the river's watershed is covered by the

Jacundá National Forest The Jacundá National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional de Jacundá) is a sustainable-use national forest in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. Location The Jacundá National Forest is in the Amazonia biome and covers . The forest covers parts of the ...

, a sustainable use conservation unit. The Jamari river is dammed by the

Samuel Hydroelectric Dam The Samuel Hydroelectric Dam ( pt, Usina Hidrelétrica Samuel) is a 216 MW hydroelectric dam near Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil. The project was controversial since it had a major environmental impact and during operations released more green ...

near Porto Velho, which forms a reservoir that covers . The

Samuel Ecological Station The Samuel Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica Samuel) is a strictly protected ecological station in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. It contains a tract of Amazon rainforest that extends east from the reservoir formed by the Samuel Hy ...

was established in compensation for the environmental impact. The ecological station extends to the east of the dam and protects part of the Jamari river basin.

References

Brazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Rondônia {{Rondônia-river-stub

See also

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