Ventuari
Ventuari is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 4.53°, -66.28°
About Ventuari
The Ventuari River is the largest tributary of the Orinoco in southern Venezuela. The Ventuari flows from south-central Venezuela in the Guiana Highlands southwest into the Orinoco River. It is 520 km (320 mi) long and its major tributary is the Manapiare River.
The river drains the Guayanan Highlands moist forests ecoregion. The Ventuari River is the largest clearwater tributary of the Orinoco. As of 2006, 470 fish species were known from the river, including several endemics, and a few new species have been described from the river since then.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Ventuari River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Ventuari: Key Facts
| Length | 520 km |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | 40,000 km² |
| Mouth | Orinoco River |
| Drainage system | Amazon basin |
| Tributaries | Manapiare River, Marieta River, Río Marueta, Parú River |
Facts from Wikidata Q1349924 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Ventuari: Quick Answers
- Where is Ventuari?
- Ventuari is located in Venezuela, at 4.5305° N, 66.2778° W.
- Are there dams on the Ventuari?
- No dam on the Ventuari is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.