Courantyne (Corantijn) Basin
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Courantyne (Corantijn) Basin Facts
Basin Area: 41517 41,517 km²
16,025.562 mi² km2
Average Discharge: 9506.79,506.7 m³/s
335,725.942 cfs
300.003 km³/y m3/s
Type:watershed or basin, river or creek
Includes Riparians: Brazil;
Guyana;
Suriname;
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The Courantyne (Corantijn) 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 | 0.0038 million3,800 people | 19,869 km²7,671.464 mi² | 0 km²0 mi² | 6,337.8 m³/s223,817.295 cfs 200.002 km³/y |
| Brazil | 0 million0 people | 44 km²16.988 mi² | 0 km²0 mi² | |
| Guyana | 0.0025 million2,500 people | 21,604 km²8,341.351 mi² | 0 km²0 mi² | 3,168.9 m³/s111,908.647 cfs 100.001 km³/y |
- ^ Oregon State University.Transboundary Freshwater Spatial Database Entry for "Courantyne (Corantijn) Basin" Accessed August 15 2014 online:http://ocid.nacse.org/tfdd/map/result.php?bcode=CRTY
