Water Resources eAtlas
 

SA01 Amazon | Japurá
Watersheds of South America

     

 

 

 

Land Cover and Use Variables
  
Percent Forest Cover: 85.1
Percent Grassland, Savanna and Shrubland: 4.2
Percent Wetlands: 6.0
Percent Cropland: 8.3
Percent Irrigated Cropland: 0.2
Percent Dryland Area: -
Percent Urban and Industrial Area: 0.2
Percent Loss of Original Forest Cover: 17.1

 

 
 

Basin Indicators
  
Basin Area (sq. km.): 255,709
Average Population Density (people per sq. km.): 3
Number of Large Cities (>100,000 people): 1
Water Supply per Person (1995) (m3/person/year): >10,000
Degree of river fragmentation: -
Number of Dams (>15m high) in Basin: 0
Number of Dams (>150m high) in Basin: 0
Number of Dams (>60m high) under Construction: 0
Number of Dams (>15m high) on Main Stem of River: 0
Number of Dams (>150m high) on Main Stem of River: 0

 

 
 

Biodiversity Information and Indicators
  
Number of Fish Species: -
Number of Fish Endemics: -
Number of Amphibian Species: -
Number of Ramsar Sites: 1
Number of Wetland-Dependent IBAs: -
Number of Endemic Bird Areas: 5
Percent Protected Area: 11.1

 

 

 

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