Essequibo Basin
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Essequibo Basin Facts
Basin Area: 237629 237,629 km²
91,724.794 mi² km2
Average Discharge: 272525.4272,525.4 m³/s
9,624,143.668 cfs
8,600.084 km³/y m3/s
Type:watershed or basin, river or creek
Includes Riparians: Brazil;
Guyana;
Suriname;
Venezuela;
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The Essequibo Basin is located in South America.
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Facts about Included Riparians
| Riparian | Population in Basin | Area within Basin in sq. km | Irrigated Lands within Basin in sq km | Average Discharge in cubic m per second |
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| Suriname | 0.0387 million38,700 people | 24,085 km²9,299.27 mi² | 8,400 km²3,243.258 mi² | 3,168.9 m³/s111,908.647 cfs 100.001 km³/y |
| Brazil | 0 million0 people | 135 km²52.124 mi² | 0 km²0 mi² | |
| Venezuela | 0.102 million102,000 people | 52,047 km²20,095.459 mi² | 0 km²0 mi² | 15,844.5 m³/s559,543.237 cfs 500.005 km³/y |
| Guyana | 0.669 million669,400 people | 161,362 km²62,302.217 mi² | 24,200 km²9,343.672 mi² | 253,512 m³/s8,952,691.784 cfs 8,000.078 km³/y |
- ^ Oregon State University.Transboundary Freshwater Spatial Database Entry for "Essequibo Basin" Accessed August 15 2014 online:http://ocid.nacse.org/tfdd/map/result.php?bcode=ESQB
