(WCHS) — The U.S. Forest Service has officially acquired a scenic tract of land in Tucker County, a move that will allow public access to a miles-long stretch of the Blackwater River. About ...

The Ruki is so dark, it could be the most black, large blackwater river in the world ... During the rainy season, river levels rise and it floods the surrounding rainforest. It sometimes takes weeks ...

This large blackwater river caught the attention of our carbon ... and that the majority of this carbon is sourced from the leaching of forest vegetation and soils. These results also suggest ...

Comparisons with other major tropical rivers show that the Ruki may even be the blackest large blackwater river ... What's more, the river floods the forest in the rainy season.

The Meeting of the Rivers is the confluence between the whitewater Amazon and blackwater Rio Negro ... naturalist guides who take them on forest walks and river excursions twice a day.