Caura River (Venezuela)
The Caura, is a tributary of the Orinoco River, located in Bolívar State in Venezuela. Its flow is the second after the Caroni River among the affluents of the Orinoco River, with almost 3,544 cubic metres per second (125,200 cu ft/s). The river is inhabited by both the Ye'kuana and Sanema indigenous groups.
| Caura River | |
|---|---|
Caura River near Maripa, where a ferry crosses it (December 1979) | |
Mouth location in Venezuela | |
| Native name | Rio Caura (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Orinoco |
• coordinates | 7°37′44″N 64°53′52″W |
• elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Length | 723 km (449 mi) |
| Basin size | 52,000 km2 (20,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 3,544 m3/s (125,200 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Orinoco |
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