List of rivers in Venezuela

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
• Baria River
• Yatuá River
• Siapa River
• Pasimoni River
• Guainía River
• Conorochite River

Essequibo Basin

• Essequibo River (Guyana)
• Mazaruni River (Guyana)
• Cuyuni River
• Wenamu River
• Corumpo River
• Yuruarí River
• Supamo 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
• Asa River
• Uinebona River
• Carutu 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

• Tapatapa River or El Limon
• Güey River
• Turmero River
• Aragua River
• Tocorón River
• Güigüe River
• Caño Central
• Cabriales River
• Los Guayos River
• Guacara River
• Ereigue River
• Cura River
• Mariara River

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.
• Gines, H. 1992: Los grandes ríos suramericanos. Ediciones Corpoven. Caracas. 44p.
• McNally, Rand. 1993: The New International Atlas.
• Mapas de Venezuela (in Spanish)