Catatumbo River
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Key facts
- Countries
- Colombia Venezuela
- Department co
- Norte de Santander
- State ve
- Zulia
- Elevation
- 2,000 m (6,600 ft)
- Mouth
- Maracaibo Basin
- Length
- 500 km (310 mi)
- Basin size
- 22,317 km (8,617 sq mi)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Catatumbo River (Spanish: Río Catatumbo) is a river rising in northern Colombia, flowing into Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. The Catatumbo River is approximately 340 kilometres (210 mi) long.
The river flows through the Catatumbo moist forests ecoregion. It then flows through the Maracaibo dry forests ecoregion before emptying into Lake Maracaibo. Prior to emptying into Maracaibo, the Catatumbo River also merges with the Zulia River.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Catatumbo River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.