Meeting of Waters

The Meeting of Waters is the confluence among the dark blackwater Rio Negro and the pale sandy-colored whitewater Amazon River or Rio Solimoes, because the higher segment of the Amazon is thought in Brazil upriver of this confluence. For 6 km the two rivers' waters run facet by using side with out blending. It is one of the foremost traveler attractions of Manaus, Brazil.The identical additionally occurs near Santarem, Para with the Amazon and Tapajos rivers.

This phenomenon occurs in different regions of the world with differing characters of rivers, the phenomenon is likewise seen in other locations inside the Amazon vicinity, as Iquitos, Peru. This phenomenon is because of the differences in temperature, velocity and water density of the 2 rivers. The Rio Negro flows at close to 2 km/h 1.2 mph at a temperature of 28 °C 82 °F, whilst the Rio Solimoes flows between four and 6 km/h at a temperature of 22°C.