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 change

Amazon Basin change

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

Essequibo Basin change

Essequibo River (Guyana)
- Mazaruni River (Guyana)
  - Cuyuni River
  - Gulf of Venezuela
  - Kamarang River

Orinoco Basin change

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
  - 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 change

Caño Mánamo listed under Orinoco
Guanipa River
- Amana River
San Juan River
- Guarapiche River

Caribbean Sea change

Lake Maracaibo change

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 change

References change

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)