Autana River
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| Country | Venezuela |
The Autana River (Río Autana) is a blackwater river of Venezuela, a tributary of the Sipapo River in the middle Orinoco River basin.[1][2]
Course
[edit]Its headwaters lie in the western portion of the Guiana Shield, north of the Ventuari River. It flows in a generally westerly direction and drains into the right margin of the Sipapo River near Lake Guiripipi (Laguna Guiripipi).[2] One of its major tributaries is the Caño Negro, which enters from the right at 4°46′44″N 67°24′45″W / 4.77889°N 67.41250°W.
See also
[edit]Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Castillo, María M. (2000). "Influence of hydrological seasonality on bacterioplankton in two neotropical floodplain lakes". Hydrobiologia. 437 (1–3): 57–69. doi:10.1023/A:1026598123694.
- ^ a b Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
4°44′41″N 67°41′52″W / 4.74472°N 67.69778°W