The Jamanxim River is a river of Pará state in north-central Brazil. Originating in the Serra do Cachimbo, it is a tributary of the Tapajós, into which it flows a few kilometers upstream from Itaituba.

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Jamanxim River
Bridge over the Jamaxim
Mouth location in Brazil
Native name	Rio Jamanxim (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Serra do Cachimbo, Pará
• elevation	460 m (1,510 ft)
Mouth
• coordinates	4°45′23″S 56°26′15″W
• elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Length	510 km (320 mi)[1]
Basin size	58,771 km2 (22,692 sq mi)[2]
Discharge
• location	Near mouth
• average	(Period: 1971–2000)2,217.9 m3/s (78,320 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
Progression	Tapajós → Amazon → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Tapajós

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The river flows through the Tapajós-Xingu moist forests ecoregion.^[3] It flows through the Itaituba I National Forest, a 220,639 hectares (545,210 acres) sustainable use conservation area established in 1998.^[4] The river basin also contains part of the 538,151 hectares (1,329,800 acres) Rio Novo National Park, a conservation unit created in 2006.^[5]

Its hydroelectric potential, along with that of the Tapajós, was assessed by Eletronorte (Centrais Elétricas do Norte do Brasil S.A.), the regional power authority, identifying nine potential dam sites, including four along the Jamanxim. at Cachoeira dos Patos, (estimated at 28 MW); Cachoeira do Caí, (estimated at 802 MW); at Jardim do Ouro and at Jamanxim (estimated at 881 MW). If all were constructed, these dams would flood a total of 103,700 ha, including 33,216 ha of the Jamanxim National Park and 25,849 ha of the Jamanxim, Itaituba I, Itaituba II and Altamira national forests.^[6]

• List of rivers of Pará