# Amazon river levels drop

- Place: Amazon basin, Brazil (-3.4653, -62.2159)
- Published: 2026-11-12T01:39:08.923Z · expires 2026-11-19T01:39:08.923Z
- Floors (The Arena): E7 Ecosystems, E11 Organizations, E4 Molecules, E10 Institutions, E6 Organisms
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Low river levels in the Amazon basin are reducing grain barge loads, per ukragroconsult.com.

Banks have poured $61.5 billion into Petrobras as oil exploration risks rise in the region, reports stand.earth.

A new fish species, Laimosemion laranja, has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest, according to inkorr.com.

## Sources

- [A Vulnerable New Fish Species, Laimosemion laranja, Discovered in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest](https://inkorr.com/en/amp/u-brazilskij-amazonii-vidkrili-novij-vid-rib-laimosemion-laranja-so-potrebue-ohoroni-354136) · inkorr.com · 2026-11-09
- [Low river levels in Brazil reduce grain barge loads while road freight rates decline](https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/low-river-levels-in-brazil-reduce-grain-barge-loads-while-road-freight-rates-decline/) · ukragroconsult.com · 2026-11-10
- [Banks Pour $61.5 Billion Into Petrobras Amid Amazon Oil Risks](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiAFBVV95cUxOcWZ3WENwWWhNQ2JWTWJ0SVhXa21aTUFvcWtBR3dBQzd6SkJMYmdrUC1La0p0dW9tME1YX1ljQ0UzaUNMc2hVZWR5TjBjMy1odmllVHNWaU5vMjdNZUdOUWtibHNQNkNBSkR6U3REanpZSWtKX2EzVC1lUGRtYlZIeVBnY1VGS3dX?oc=5) · stand.earth · 2026-11-10

## Open data shown on the globe

- Rivers vs their normal · GloFAS (Copernicus Emergency Management Service) via Open-Meteo: biggest: 45,289 m³/s, normal 58,478 (0.77×) · 250 km away; lowest vs normal: 0.37×; median of the same weeks, 2016–2025 · check: https://flood-api.open-meteo.com/v1/flood?latitude=-1.525&longitude=-61.575&daily=river_discharge&past_days=7&forecast_days=7