GEO Brasil - UNEP

the state of water resources
the state of the environmet in Brazil
this purpose In Figure 3 the main navigable courses in the
country are identified
15 Hydro-Energy Use
The outflow of water bodies, combined with certain nature
conditions, enables the use of hydro-energy, the main
variet of non-consuming use within Brazil since around
Chart 4 - Main inland waterways in Brazil
Basin Waterway/River Navigable
Stretch
(km)
In
Operation
Dyke/
Dam
Port
Installations
1 Amazon 3,600 Y Y
1 Madeira 1,100 Y Y
1 Mamoré/Guaporé 1,370 Y Y
1 Purus/Acre (2,287+286) Y Y
1 Juruá 2,464 Y N
1 Urucu 530 (Coari Lake) Y* N
1 Tefé >470 Y* N
1 Negro/Branco (310+427) Y N
1 Japurá 745 Y N
1 Iça (or Putomayo) 358 Y N
1 Uatumã 295 Y N
1 Tapajós 110 Y Y
1 Xingu 263 Y Y
1 Trombetas 120 Y Y
1 Jarí 110 Y Y
1 Guamá/Capim (160+275) Y Y
1 Moju/Acará (87+90) Y Y
2 Tocantins/Araguaia 2,213 Y Y Design stage
2 Mortes 425 Y N
3 Mearim 400 Y* N
3 Pindaré 217 Y* N
3 Grajaú - Y* N Operates
In high waters
3 Pericumã 50 Y* Dam N Reversible
(Floods and
tides)
3 Parnaíba 1,244 Y* 2 N
4 São Francisco 1,371 Y 1 Y
4 Grande 366 Y N
4 Corrente 110 Y N
6 Paraná/Tietê 2,400 (1,642+758) Y 10 Y
6 Paraguay/Paraná 2,202 (3,442)
8 Lagoa dos Patos 900 Y 3 Y
7/8 Ibicuí/Jacuí Under appraisal
Paraguay/Amazon
Negro/Orenoco
Mercosur
Integration
92 percent of the hydro-electric power produced in the
country comes from water Hydro-electricity shows some
advantages as a result of its lower operational cost and,
primarily, because it causes smaller impacts on the
environment when compared to other varieties of energy
Note:
Under appraisal
Paraná/Araguaia 7,000 Under appraisal
*Seasonable navigation, especially in high waters.
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