The largest river water level in the world is a record low

The severe drought in northern Brazil this year caused the water level of the Amazon River to fall to its lowest level in 47 years.

An Amazon river section. (Photo: dimensionsguide.com).

AFP reports Brazil's Geography Department, the depth of the Amazon River in Manaus - the largest city in the Amazon basin - is only 19.34 m, while the average water level of the river is 23.25 m.

The water level of the Amazon River fell to such a low level in 1963 . Scientists believe that Brazil may be facing the most severe drought since 1963. They are collecting data to confirm that prediction. Data analysis results will be announced in October.

The drop in the water level of the Amazon River allows children to kick the Quarenta riverbed - a tributary of the Amazon River and flow through the city of Manaus. This is a scene that people have not seen for nearly five decades.

Transporting and transporting activities of people in 7 upstream cities of the Quarenta depends on its water level. Therefore, when the water level reached a record low, 7 cities were isolated from the outside world. The mayor of an upstream city of the Quarenta river told Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper that officials must mobilize helicopters to serve the travel needs of the people.

With a length of about 6,400 km, the Amazon River in South America is the second longest river in the world, after the Nile in Africa. If considering the water flow, the Amazon River is the largest river on earth. In the list of the world's 11 largest rivers, the total water flow of the Amazon River is greater than the remaining 10 rivers. It accounts for about 20% of the total fresh water in the rivers on the planet. The widest part of the river in the dry season is about 11 km. In the rainy season the maximum width of the river reaches more than 48 km. The width of the Amazon river mouth in the rainy season is up to 240 km. Due to its magnitude, the Amazon River is also known as the river of the sea.