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Orinoco Basin Facts

Basin Area: 922866 922,866 km²
356,226.276 mi²
km2
Average Discharge: 4689972.04,689,972 m³/s
165,624,798.012 cfs
148,001.446 km³/y
m3/s
Type:watershed or basin, river or creek

Includes Riparians: Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela;
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The Orinoco Basin is located in South America.



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Riparians Water Features

Located in this basin- Venezuela
Located in this basin- Brazil
Located in this basin- Colombia

Other - Brazil
Other - Colombia
Other - Venezuela




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Facts about Included Riparians

RiparianPopulation in BasinArea within Basin in sq. kmIrrigated Lands within Basin in sq kmAverage Discharge in cubic m per second
Venezuela9.88 million9,880,000 people602,139 km²232,487.168 mi²12,000 km²4,633.226 mi²3,485,790 m³/s123,099,512.036 cfs
110,001.075 km³/y
Brazil1.0e-5 million10 people841 km²324.712 mi²0 km²0 mi²
Colombia1.972 million1,972,000 people319,886 km²123,508.675 mi²6,400 km²2,471.054 mi²1,204,182 m³/s42,525,285.976 cfs
38,000.371 km³/y
  1. ^ Oregon State University.Transboundary Freshwater Spatial Database Entry for "Orinoco Basin" Accessed August 15 2014 online:http://ocid.nacse.org/tfdd/map/result.php?bcode=ORIN
Facts about "Orinoco Basin"RDF feed
Average Discharge4,689,972 m³/s (165,624,798.012 cfs, 148,001.446 km³/y) +
Basin Area922,866 km² (356,226.276 mi²) +
Located in RegionSouth America +
RiparianBrazil +, Colombia + and Venezuela +
Water Feature TypeWatershed or basin + and River or creek +
Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.Orinoco Basin +, Orinoco Basin + and Orinoco Basin +