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Guaviare River

river in Colombia

Key facts

Country: Colombia
Location: Confluence of Ariari and Guayabero Rivers
Coordinates: 2°34′52.9212″N 72°46′17.0328″W / 2.581367000°N 72.771398000°W / 2.581367000; -72.771398000
Elevation: 178 m (584 ft)
2nd source: Ariari
3rd source: Guayabero
Length: 1,760 km (1,090 mi) - Guaviare–Guayabero
Basin size: 151,606.9 km (58,535.8 sq mi)
Average: (Period: 1926–2011)7,529 m /s (265,900 cu ft/s)
Minimum: (Year: 1994)826 m /s (29,200 cu ft/s)
Maximum: (Year: 1988)15,906 m /s (561,700 cu ft/s)
Progression: Orinoco → Atlantic Ocean
River system: Orinoco River
Left: Ariari , Caño El Melón, Ovejas, Caño Jabón, Siare, Iteviare, Caño Cumaral, Uvá
Right: Guayabero , Caño Macú, Caño Araguato, Caño Mina, Caño Minisiare, Inírida , Atabapo

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The Guaviare is a tributary of the Orinoco in Colombia. It flows together with the upper Orinoco (until here also called Río Parágua), which it clearly surpasses in length (altogether about 1,760 km) and water flow. Thus, the Guaviare is hydrologically the main stream of the Orinoco system.

The Guaviare has its source in two other rivers, the Ariari and the Guayabero, which in turn have their own sources in the eastern part of the Andes. At 1,760 km (1,090 mi) long, it is the longest tributary of the Orinoco and is navigable for 630 km (390 mi) of its total length. The Guaviare is considered the border between the Llanos and the Amazon rainforest. Its main tributary is the Inírida River.