Kind:
Inland
Driving areas:
🇧🇴 Bolivia🇧🇷 Brazil
Length:
1419.6 km¹, 3400 km official total length
¹River kilometers or bank length recorded in NavShip, including river arms and harbor entrances.
Availability:
Completely recorded
Recent Update: 16.09.2025²
² This date indicates when an adjustment last took place in the course of the body of water
Recorded:
Locks: 0
Harbours / marinas: 5
Bridges: 0
Berths: 0
Slipways: 0
Fuelstations: 0
Useful information:
Length: approx. 3,380 km
Course: Bolivia → Brazil
Flows into: Amazon River
The Rio Madeira is one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon River and plays a central role in the water system of the western Amazon basin. It drains large parts of the Andes and carries enormous amounts of sediment.
Special features:
Significant source of energy with several hydroelectric power plants (e.g., Santo Antônio, Jirau)
Important transport route for regional trade
High biodiversity in the river and its floodplains
One of the most water-rich rivers in the world
Route:
Request waterway overview map with symbol legend here (Link).
Information about data associated with this body of water (5 available):
Data by OpenSeaMap (c) OSM contributors, www.openseamap.org
| # | Kind | Coordinates | Name | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marina | -8.74826,-63.91737 | 2015-07-03T18:01:54Z | Porto Velho |
| 2 | Marina | -7.50693,-63.01792 | 2015-07-05T23:33:11Z | Humaitá |
| 3 | Marina | -5.80343,-61.3002 | 2015-07-02T17:31:53Z | Manicoré |
| 4 | Marina | -4.3843,-59.59239 | 2015-07-05T18:39:39Z | Borba |
| 5 | Marina | -3.88554,-59.09336 | 2015-07-02T20:17:17Z | Nova Olinda do Norte |