The Pasimoni River (Spanish: Rio Pasimoni) is a river in the state of Amazonas, Venezuela. It is a tributary of the Casiquiare canal, in turn a tributary of the Rio Negro.
| Pasimoni River | |
|---|---|
.jpg)  Mouth location in Venezuela | |
| Native name | Rio Pasimoni (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 1°55′02″N 66°35′58″W / 1.917097°N 66.599434°W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Rio Negro |
The Pasimoni forms on the northern slope of the Cerro de la Neblina and flows northward to Casiquiare canal. It surrounded by low, poorly drained country.[1] It drains a heavily forested region where the driest months are December to February, but rain is common in the dry season.[2] It is a classic blackwater river with low pH, conductivity, solute and nutrients.[3]
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- Winemiller, Kirk O.; Taphorn, Donald C.; Barbarino-Duque, Aniello (9 December 1997), "Ecology of Cichla (Cichlidae) in Two Blackwater Rivers of Southern Venezuela", Copeia (4), American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH), doi:10.2307/1447287, JSTOR 1447287