How many rivers are there in Colombia?

YearMaps lists 13 rivers for Colombia. This is the number mapped in the atlas, not an official national count.

Which rivers of Colombia also flow through other countries?

The Amazon River (also Brazil, Peru); The Japurá (also Brazil); The Meta (also Venezuela); The Mira (also Ecuador); The Orinoco (also Venezuela); The Putumayo (also Peru, Brazil, Ecuador); The Uaupés (also Brazil).

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Rivers in Colombia

YearMaps maps 13 rivers in Colombia. The full list follows.

How this list is built: Listed alphabetically. A river is listed where its mapped reach lies, so long rivers appear under more than one country. It covers the rivers indexed in YearMaps, drawn from open geospatial data, and is not an exhaustive national register.

Rivers Listed: 13
With Full Profile: 9

Rivers in Colombia
Name	Type	Also Flows Through
Ajajú	River	—
Amazon River	River	Brazil, Peru
Atrato	River	—
Caquetá	River	—
Cauca	River	—
Guainía	River	—
Japurá	River	Brazil
Magdalena	River	—
Meta	River	Venezuela
Mira	River	Ecuador
Orinoco	River	Venezuela
Putumayo	River	Peru, Brazil, Ecuador
Uaupés	River	Brazil

About the Rivers of Colombia

The 9 rivers above with an encyclopedia article, in brief. Each name opens the river's full page, with its course on the map.

Amazon River: The Amazon River in South America is the largest river in the world by discharge volume of water, and the second-longest or longest river system in the world, a title which is disputed with the Nile. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Atrato: The Atrato River is a river of northwestern Colombia. It rises in the slopes of the Western Cordillera and flows almost due north to the Gulf of Urabá, where it forms a large, swampy delta. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cauca: The Cauca River is a major river in Colombia that lies between the Occidental and Central cordilleras. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Guainía: The Rio Negro, or Guainía as it is known in its upper part, is the largest left tributary of the Amazon River, the largest blackwater river in the world, and one of the world's ten largest rivers by average discharge. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Japurá: The Japurá River or Caquetá River is a 2,820 kilometres long river in the Amazon basin. It rises in Colombia and flows eastward through Brazil to join the Amazon River. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Magdalena: The Magdalena River is the main river of Colombia, flowing northward about 1,528 kilometres through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure Mary Magdalene. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Meta: The Meta River is a major left tributary of the Orinoco River in eastern Colombia and southern Venezuela, South America. The Meta originates in the Eastern Ranges of the Andes and flows through the Meta Department, Colombia as the confluence of the Humea, Guatiquía and Guayuriba rivers. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Orinoco: The Orinoco is one of the longest rivers in South America at 2,140 km. Its drainage basin, sometimes known as the Orinoquia, covers approximately 1,000,000 km2, with 65% of it in Venezuela and 35% in Colombia. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Uaupés: Vaupés River is a tributary of the Rio Negro in South America. It rises in the Vaupes Department of Colombia, flowing east through Vaupés Department. It forms part of the international border between the Vaupés department of Colombia and the Amazonas state of Brazil. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

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How many rivers are there in Colombia?: YearMaps lists 13 rivers for Colombia. This is the number mapped in the atlas, not an official national count.
Which rivers of Colombia also flow through other countries?: The Amazon River (also Brazil, Peru); The Japurá (also Brazil); The Meta (also Venezuela); The Mira (also Ecuador); The Orinoco (also Venezuela); The Putumayo (also Peru, Brazil, Ecuador); The Uaupés (also Brazil).

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