Orinoco Basin
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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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Located in this basin- Venezuela |
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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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| Venezuela | 9.88 million9,880,000 people | 602,139 km²232,487.168 mi² | 12,000 km²4,633.226 mi² | 3,485,790 m³/s123,099,512.036 cfs 110,001.075 km³/y |
| Brazil | 1.0e-5 million10 people | 841 km²324.712 mi² | 0 km²0 mi² | |
| Colombia | 1.972 million1,972,000 people | 319,886 km²123,508.675 mi² | 6,400 km²2,471.054 mi² | 1,204,182 m³/s42,525,285.976 cfs 38,000.371 km³/y |
- ^ 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 Discharge | 4,689,972 m³/s (165,624,798.012 cfs, 148,001.446 km³/y) + |
| Basin Area | 922,866 km² (356,226.276 mi²) + |
| Located in Region | South America + |
| Riparian | Brazil +, Colombia + and Venezuela + |
| Water Feature Type | Watershed or basin + and River or creek + |
| Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Orinoco Basin +, Orinoco Basin + and Orinoco Basin + |
