Tapajós River
The Tapajós River water level tracked day by day, the trips operating on it and the fish sought there.
River level
Tapajós River
updated 09/105 cm above the September average
The river end to end
The 2 gauges measuring the Tapajós River, upstream to downstream.
Barra do São Manuel
Borba · AM
2.97 m
updated 09/10
Santarém
Santarém · PA
4.15 m↑ 1 cm
updated 09/10
Fishing trips on the Tapajós River
Fish in the Tapajós River
Target species of the trips operating on the river.
Silver arowana
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Flatwhiskered Catfish
Pinirampus pirinampu
Pike characin
Boulengerella cuvieri
Spotted Sorubim
Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum
Payara
Hydrolycus scomberoides
Tiger Sorubim
Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum
Freshwater Corvina
Plagioscion squamosissimus
Jacundá
Crenicichla sp.
Gilded Catfish
Zungaro zungaro
Matrincha
Brycon amazonicus
Palmito Catfish
Ageneiosus valenciennesi
Goliath catfish
Brachyplatystoma filamentosum
Laulao Catfish
Brachyplatystoma vaillantii
Redtail catfish
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Tambaqui
Colossoma macropomum
Wolf Fish
Hoplias malabaricus
Giant wolf fish
Hoplias aimara
Speckled peacock bass
Cichla temensis
Where it is
River regime
High water averages in March, low water in September, 5.33 m between them. 10-year series.
Record high 9.73 m · record low 2.34 m.
| Month | Average | Min–max |
|---|---|---|
| January | 6.46 m | 3.71 – 8.34 m |
| February | 7.36 m | 5.24 – 9.35 m |
| March | 8.25 m | 5.37 – 9.73 m |
| April | 8.07 m | 5.33 – 9.38 m |
| May | 6.05 m | 4.01 – 8.40 m |
| June | 4.41 m | 3.19 – 5.98 m |
| July | 3.51 m | 2.68 – 4.96 m |
| August | 3.04 m | 2.43 – 3.45 m |
| September | 2.92 m | 2.34 – 3.90 m |
| October | 3.07 m | 2.43 – 3.70 m |
| November | 3.71 m | 2.86 – 6.06 m |
| December | 4.90 m | 2.91 – 7.91 m |