Lago do Capanã Grande Extractive Reserve
| Lago do Capanã Grande Extractive Reserve | |
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| Reserva Extrativista do Lago do Capanã Grande | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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| Nearest city | Manicoré, Amazonas |
| Coordinates | 5°49′26″S 62°05′10″W / 5.824°S 62.086°WCoordinates: 5°49′26″S 62°05′10″W / 5.824°S 62.086°W |
| Area | 304,146 hectares (751,560 acres) |
| Designation | Extractive reserve |
| Created | 4 June 2004 |
| Administrator | ICMBio |
The Lago do Capanã Grande Extractive Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Extrativista do Lago do Capanã Grande) is an extractive reserve in the state of Amazonas.
The Lago do Capanã Grande Extractive Reserve is in the municipality of Manicoré, Amazonas. It has an area of 304,146 hectares (751,560 acres). The reserve is bounded by the BR-319 highway along the northwest border. To the southwest the reserve adjoins the Nascentes do Lago Jari National Park. The southeast boundary of the reserve is close to the Madeira River and is crossed by Lago do Capanã (Capanã Lake), after which the reserve is named. To the northeast it adjoins the Rio Amapá Sustainable Development Reserve.
The terrain is flat or slightly undulating. The region is mainly drained by the Madeira River. The main streams within the reserve are the Capanã igarapé and the Amapá River, a tributary of the Matupiri River. There are many other smaller streams or bayous, some completely dry in the dry season. The reserve contains the Barbaço and Matupá lakes.
Temperatures range from 21 to 42 °C (70 to 108 °F) with an average of 28 °C (82 °F). Average annual rainfall is 4,750 millimetres (187 in). Vegetation includes terra firma forests with emergent canopy and palm trees, igapó, chavascal, várzea forest, campina and campinarana. The reserve has rich and diverse vegetation. So far 160 species of flora have been identified, including rubber trees, Brazil wood, Brazil nut and rosewood. Fifty species of mammal have been identified including jaguar, otter, giant otter, brown woolly monkey, robust capuchin monkey, night monkey, kinkajou, black-tufted marmoset, cabassous, giant anteater and three-toed sloth. 53 species of fish are known, 257 species of birds, 11 species of amphibians and 36 species of reptiles..
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