Cuyuní River
| Cuyuní River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela and Guyana |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Guiana Highlands, Venezuela |
| • coordinates | 6°2′5.0316″N 61°36′34.1388″W / 6.034731000°N 61.609483000°W |
| • elevation | 399 m (1,309 ft) |
| Mouth | Essequibo |
• location | Bartica, Guyana |
• coordinates | 6°24′28″N 58°37′18″W / 6.40778°N 58.62167°W |
• elevation | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) |
| Length | 618 km (384 mi) |
| Basin size | 85,635 km2 (33,064 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Bartica, Guyana (near mouth) |
| • average | 85.808 km3/a (2,719.1 m3/s) (Period: 1971–2000)2,674.2 m3/s (94,440 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Kamaria Falls (Basin size: 53,354 km2 (20,600 sq mi) |
| • average | 1,360 m3/s (48,000 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Anacoco |
| • average | 719.5 m3/s (25,410 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | El Dorado, Venezuela |
| • average | (Period: 1971–2000)503.8 m3/s (17,790 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Essequibo → Atlantic Ocean |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Yuruarí, Corumpo |
| • right | Wenamu, Mazaruni |
The Cuyuní River is a South American river and a tributary of the Essequibo River.
The Cuyuní River marks a border in the Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute for approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi).
Makarapan Mountain is a sandstone range by the Cuyuní.