List of rivers in Venezuela
Appearance
This is a list of rivers in Venezuela.
By drainage basin
[edit]This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
- Amazon River (Brazil)
- Essequibo River (Guyana)
- Mazaruni River (Guyana)
Orinoco Basin
[edit]- Orinoco River
- Rio Grande (distributary, empties into the Boca Grande)
- Caño Araguao (distributary)
- Caño Mariusa (distributary)
- Caño Macareo (distributary)
- Caño Tucupita (distributary)
- Caño Mánamo (distributary, empties into the Gulf of Paria)
- Caroní River
- Caris River
- Aro River
- Pao River
- Guaicupa River
- Cabrutica River
- Mapire River
- Caura River
- Zuata River
- Iguana River
- Cuchivero River
- Manapire River
- Guariquito River
- Apure River
- Arauca River
- Cunaviche River
- Matiyure River
- Orichuna River or Arichuna
- Chiviripa River
- Capanaparo River
- Suapure River
- Cinaruco River
- Parguaza River
- Meta River
- Sipapo River
- Atabapo River
- Ventuari River
- Cunucunuma River
- Casiquiare canal (distributary)
- Padamo River
- Ocamo River
- Mavaca River
- Manaviche River
Gulf of Paria
[edit]- Caño Mánamo listed under Orinoco
- Guanipa River
- San Juan River
Caribbean Sea
[edit]- Manzanares River
- Neverí River
- Unare River
- Güere River
- Tamanaco River
- Guapo River
- Tuy River
- Capayo River
- Aroa River
- Yaracuy River
- Tocuyo River
- Hueque River
- Monay River
- Maticora River
- Limón River
Lake Maracaibo
[edit]- Motatán River
- Chama River
- Escalante River
- Catatumbo River
- Zulia River
- Pamplonita River (Colombia)
- Tarra River
- Zulia River
- Tucuro River
- Apón River
- Palmar River
- Tapatapa River or El Limon
- Güey River
- Turmero River
- Aragua River
- Tocorón River
- Güigüe River
- Caño Central
- Los Guayos River
- Guacara River
- Ereigue River
- Cura River
- Mariara River
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- León A, Rafael de. y Rodríguez Díaz, Alberto J. 1976: El Orinoco aprovechado y recorrido. Corporación Venezolana de Guayana y Ministerio de Obras Públicas. Caracas. 216p.
- Zinck, Alfred. 1986. Venezuelan Rivers. Cuadernos Lagoven Lagoven, S.A. Caracas. 64p. ISBN 980-259-084-3
- Gines, H. 1992: Los grandes ríos suramericanos. Ediciones Corpoven. Caracas. 44p. ISBN 980-259-534-9
- McNally, Rand. 1993: The New International Atlas.
- Mapas de Venezuela (in Spanish)