Samuel Ecological Station | |
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Estação Ecológica Samuel | |
Nearest city | Porto Velho, Rondônia |
Coordinates | 8°55′30″S 63°03′00″W / 8.925°S 63.05°W |
Area | 71,161 hectares (175,840 acres) |
Designation | Ecological station |
Created | 1989 |
Administrator | State Department of Environmental Development |
The Samuel Ecological Station (Portuguese: Estação Ecológica Samuel) is a strictly protected ecological station in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. It contains a tract of Amazon rainforest that extends east from the reservoir formed by the Samuel Hydroelectric Dam.