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List of rivers in Venezuela

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This is a list of rivers in Venezuela.

By drainage basin

This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

Atlantic Ocean

Amazon Basin

Amazon River (Brazil)
- Rio Negro
  - Casiquiare canal
  - Guainía River
    - Conorochite River

Essequibo Basin

Essequibo River (Guyana)
- Mazaruni River (Guyana)
  - Cuyuni River
  - Kamarang River

Orinoco Basin

Orinoco River
- Rio Grande (distributary, empties into the Boca Grande)
  - Barima River
  - Amacuro River
  - Cuyubini River
  - Aguirre River
- Caño Araguao (distributary)
- Caño Mariusa (distributary)
- Caño Macareo (distributary)
- Caño Tucupita (distributary)
- Caño Mánamo (distributary, empties into the Gulf of Paria)
  - Tigre River
    - Morichal Largo River
  - Urecoa River
- Caroní River
  - Paragua River
  - Carrao River
    - Churún River
  - Icabarú River
  - Acaruay River
  - Aponguao River
  - Cuquenán River
- Caris River
- Aro River
  - Arisa River
  - Carapo River
- Pao River
- Guaicupa River
- Cabrutica River
- Mapire River
- Caura River
  - Mato River
  - Erebato River
  - Merevarí River
- Zuata River
- Iguana River
- Cuchivero River
- Manapire River
- Guariquito River
  - Mocapra River
- Apure River
  - Guárico River
    - Orituco River
      - Memo River
  - Portuguesa River
    - Guanare River
      - Caño Guanaparo or Guanare Viejo
      - Bocono River
    - Tiznados River
    - Pao River
    - Cojedes River
      - San Carlos River
        Tinaco River
      - Turbio River
    - Acarigua River
    - Quache River
  - Caucagua River
  - Masparro River
  - Santo Domingo River
  - Pagüey River
  - Canagua River
  - Caparo River
  - Sarare River
  - Uribante 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
  - Cuao River
  - Autana River
  - Guayapo River
- Atabapo River
- Ventuari River
  - Parú River
  - Marieta River
  - Manapiare River
- Cunucunuma River
- Casiquiare canal (distributary)
- Padamo River
  - Matacuni River
- Ocamo River
- Mavaca River
- Manaviche River

Gulf of Paria

Caño Mánamo listed under Orinoco
Guanipa River
- Amana River
San Juan River
- Guarapiche River

Caribbean Sea

Manzanares River
Neverí River
- Aragua River
Unare River
- Güere River
- Tamanaco River
Guapo River
Tuy River
Capayo River
Aroa River
Yaracuy River
Tocuyo River
Hueque River
Monay River
- Pedregal River
Maticora River
Limón River
- Socuy River
- Guasare River

Lake Maracaibo

Motatán River
Chama River
Escalante River
Catatumbo River
- Zulia River
  - Pamplonita River (Colombia)
    - Táchira River
- Tarra River
Tucuro River
Apón River
Palmar River

Lake Valencia

See also

List of rivers of the Americas by coastline

References

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)

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