Beni ( Spanish: Río Beni ) is a river in Bolivia .
| Beni | |
|---|---|
| Spanish Rio beni | |
 Beni riverbank | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 1619 km |
| Watercourse | |
| Mouth | Madeira |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Madeira → Amazon → Atlantic Ocean |
| A country |
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The length of the river according to various sources is 1178 or 1619 kilometers. The average depth of the river is about 9 meters, the maximum depth is 21.3 meters. The average width of the river is 400 meters, the maximum width is 1069 meters.
The Beni River has a complex hydrography along its way, often changes direction and has many rapids .
On the border with Brazil, the Beni River, together with other rivers Mamor and Madre de Dios, forms the Madeira River, which, in turn, flows into the Amazon .
There is a project for the construction of a hydroelectric station on a river in the Angosto del Bala gorge.
In 1981, the events of the autobiographical novel “The Jungle: An Incredible and True Story of Survival” by Yossi Ginsberg and his subsequent film adaptation of the year 2017, the film “The Jungle ”, take place.
Gallery
Angosto del Bala gorge
Beni near Riberalte
Beni on the map of Amazonia
Literature
- Beni // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.