The Pasimoni River ( es, Rio Pasimoni) is a river in the state of
Amazonas, Venezuela
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. It is a tributary of the
Casiquiare canal
The Casiquiare river () is a distributary of the upper Orinoco flowing southward into the Rio Negro, in Venezuela, South America. As such, it forms a unique natural canal between the Orinoco and Amazon river systems. It is the world's largest r ...
, in turn a tributary of the
Rio Negro.
The Pasimoni forms on the northern slope of the
Cerro de la Neblina
Cerro de la Neblina (lit. "Mountain of the Mist"), also known as Serra da Neblina in Brazil and Sierra de la Neblina in Venezuela, is a sandstone massif located in the northern Amazon Basin. It is a tilted, heavily eroded plateau, with a deep ca ...
and flows northward to
Casiquiare canal
The Casiquiare river () is a distributary of the upper Orinoco flowing southward into the Rio Negro, in Venezuela, South America. As such, it forms a unique natural canal between the Orinoco and Amazon river systems. It is the world's largest r ...
.
It surrounded by low, poorly drained country.
It drains a heavily forested region where the driest months are December to February, but rain is common in the dry season.
It is a classic
blackwater river
A blackwater river is a type of river with a slow-moving channel flowing through forested swamps or wetlands. As vegetation decays, tannins leach into the water, making a transparent, acidic water that is darkly stained, resembling black te ...
with low pH, conductivity, solute and nutrients.
See also
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List of rivers of Venezuela
This is a list of rivers in Venezuela.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Atlantic Ocean Amazon River, Amazon Basin
* ''Amazon River'' (Brazil)
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References
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Rivers of Venezuela