List of rivers of Venezuela

This is a **list of rivers in Venezuela**.  This list is arranged by where the river drains. Tributaries are indented under each larger stream's name.

## Atlantic Ocean
### Amazon Basin
* *Amazon River* (Brazil)
** Rio Negro
*** Casiquiare canal
**** Baria River
***** Yatuá River
**** Siapa River
*** Guainía River
**** Conorochite River

### Essequibo Basin
* *Essequibo River* (Guyana)
** *Mazaruni River* (Guyana)
*** Cuyuni River 
*** Gulf of Venezuela
**** Wenamu River
**** Corumpo River
**** Yuruarí River
**** Supamo River
*** Kamarang River

### Orinoco Basin
* Orinoco River
** Rio Grande (distributary, empties into the Boca Grande)
*** Barima River
*** Amacuro River
*** Cuyubini River
*** Aguirre River
** Caño Araguao (distributary)
** Caño Mariusa (distributary)
** Caño Macareo (distributary)
** Caño Tucupita (distributary)
** Caño Mánamo (distributary, empties into the Gulf of Paria)
*** Tigre River
**** Morichal Largo River
*** Urecoa River
** Caroní River
*** Paragua River
**** Asa River
**** Uinebona River
**** Carutu River
*** Carrao River
**** Churun River
*** Icabarú River
*** Acaruay River
*** Aponguao River
*** Cuquenán River
** Caris River
** Aro River
*** Arisa River
*** Carapo River
** Pao River
** Guaicupa River
** Cabrutica River
** Mapire River
** Caura River
*** Mato River
*** Erebato River
*** Merevarí River
** Zuata River
** Iguana River
** Cuchivero River
** Manapire River
** Guariquito River
*** Mocapra River
** Apure River
*** Guárico River
**** Orituco River
***** Memo River
*** Portuguesa River
**** Guanare River
***** Caño Guanaparo or Guanare Viejo
***** Bocono River
**** Tiznados River
**** Pao River
**** Cojedes River
***** San Carlos River
****** Tinaco River
***** Turbio River
**** Acarigua River
**** Quache River
***Caucagua River
*** Masparro River
*** Santo Domingo River
*** Pagüey River
*** Canagua River
*** Caparo River
*** Sarare River
*** Uribante River
** Arauca River 
*** Cunaviche River
*** Matiyure River
**** Orichuna River or Arichuna
** Chiviripa River
** Capanaparo River
** Suapure River
** Cinaruco River
** Parguaza River
** Meta River 
** Sipapo River
*** Cuao River
*** Autana River
*** Guayapo River
** Atabapo River
** Ventuari River
*** Parú River
*** Marieta River
*** Manapiare River
** Cunucunuma River
** Casiquiare canal (distributary) 
** Padamo River
*** Matacuni River
** Ocamo River
** Mavaca River
** Manaviche River

## Gulf of Paria
* Caño Mánamo listed under Orinoco
* Guanipa River
** Amana River
* San Juan River
** Guarapiche River

## Caribbean Sea
* Manzanares River
* Neverí River
** Aragua River
* Unare River
** Güere River
** Tamanaco River
* Guapo River
* Tuy River
* Capayo River
* Aroa River
* Yaracuy River
* Tocuyo River
* Hueque River
* Monay River
** Pedregal River
* Maticora River
* Limón River
** Socuy River
** Guasare River

### Lake Maracaibo
* Motatán River
* Chama River
* Escalante River
* Catatumbo River
** Zulia River
*** *Pamplonita River* (Colombia)
**** Táchira River
** Tarra River
* Tucuro River
* Apón River
* Palmar River

## Lake Valencia
* Tapatapa River or El Limon
* Güey River
* Turmero River
* Aragua River
* Tocorón River
* Güigüe River
* Caño Central
** Cabriales River
* Los Guayos River
* Guacara River
* Ereigue River
* Cura River
* Mariara River

## References
* León A, Rafael de. y Rodríguez Díaz, Alberto J. 1976: El Orinoco aprovechado y recorrido. Corporación Venezolana de Guayana y Ministerio de Obras Públicas. Caracas. 216p.
* Zinck, Alfred. 1986. Venezuelan Rivers. Cuadernos Lagoven Lagoven, S.A. Caracas. 64p. 
* Gines, H. 1992: Los grandes ríos suramericanos. Ediciones Corpoven. Caracas. 44p. 
* McNally, Rand. 1993: The New International Atlas.
*Mapas de Venezuela