List of rivers of Venezuela

This is a list of rivers in Venezuela. This list is arranged by where the river drains. Tributaries are indented under each larger stream's name.

Atlantic Ocean

Amazon Basin

  • Amazon River (Brazil)
    • Rio Negro
      • Casiquiare canal
        • Baria River
          • Yatuá River
        • Siapa River
      • Guainía River
        • Conorochite River

Essequibo Basin

  • Essequibo River (Guyana)
    • Mazaruni River (Guyana)
      • Cuyuni River
      • Gulf of Venezuela
        • 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
        • Churun 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

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 Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)