Global Information Lookup Global Information

Potaro River information


Potaro River
Kaieteur Falls in Potaro River.
Location
CountryGuyana
ProvincePotaro-Siparuni
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMount Ayanganna (Pakaraima Mountains)
 • coordinates5°18′54.5292″N 59°59′19.7808″W / 5.315147000°N 59.988828000°W / 5.315147000; -59.988828000
 • elevation2,040 m (6,690 ft)
MouthEssequibo River
 • coordinates
5°22′7.356″N 58°53′49.884″W / 5.36871000°N 58.89719000°W / 5.36871000; -58.89719000
 • elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Length255 km (158 mi)
Basin size6,842.4 km2 (2,641.9 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationNear mouth
 • average521 m3/s (18,400 cu ft/s)[2] (Average flow during the dry and wet periods is 430 m3/s (15,000 cu ft/s) and 790 m3/s (28,000 cu ft/s)
 • minimum44 m3/s (1,600 cu ft/s)[2]
 • maximum2,223 m3/s (78,500 cu ft/s)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationTumatumari Falls (Basin size: 6,778.9 km2 (2,617.3 sq mi)
 • average510 m3/s (18,000 cu ft/s)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationKaieteur Falls (Basin size: 3,451.5 km2 (1,332.6 sq mi)
 • average238 m3/s (8,400 cu ft/s)[2] (average flow wet period: 663 m3/s (23,400 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionEssequibo → Atlantic Ocean
Tributaries 
 • leftMure-Mure, Uewang, Kuribrong
 • rightKopinang, Kawaik, Arnik, Amakwa, Ekureparu, Maniparu

The Potaro River is a river in Guyana that runs from Mount Ayanganna area of the Pakaraima Mountains for approximately 255 km (158 mi) before flowing into the Essequibo River, Guyana's largest river. The renowned Kaieteur Falls is on the Potaro.

View of Potaro River at Pamela Landing
  1. ^ "Atlantic North Coast".
  2. ^ a b c d e Faustino, Morales (1999). GEOGRAFÍA FÍSICA DEL TERRITORIO EN RECLAMACIÓN GUYANA ESEQUIBA. Fondo Editorial Humanidades. ISBN 980-00-1617-1.

and 27 Related for: Potaro River information

Request time (Page generated in 0.826 seconds.)

Potaro River

Last Update:

The Potaro River is a river in Guyana that runs from Mount Ayanganna area of the Pakaraima Mountains for approximately 255 km (158 mi) before flowing...

Word Count : 659

Kaieteur Falls

Last Update:

largest single-drop waterfall in the world and it is located on the Potaro River in Kaieteur National Park, central Essequibo Territory, Guyana. It is...

Word Count : 687

Konawaruk River

Last Update:

River is a river in Potaro-Siparuni, Guyana. About 60 miles long, it is a tributary of the Essequibo River, joining it just south of the Potaro River...

Word Count : 243

Essequibo River

Last Update:

mm. There are many rapids and waterfalls (e.g., Kaieteur Falls on the Potaro River) along the route of the Essequibo, and its 20-kilometre (12 mi) wide...

Word Count : 2563

Kaieteur National Park

Last Update:

Kaieteur National Park is a national park located in the Potaro-Siparuni Region of Guyana, roughly 633 km (393.33 miles) south of Georgetown, the nation's...

Word Count : 613

Blackwater river

Last Update:

Mirití-Paraná River Piorini River Potaro River: a tributary of the Mazaruni River Rio Negro: The largest blackwater river in the world; one of the largest...

Word Count : 2095

Arnik River

Last Update:

The Arnik River is a river of Guyana, a tributary of the Potaro River. The Arnik River is seen as a common boundary between Amerindian villages of Chenapou...

Word Count : 127

Corymbophanes kaiei

Last Update:

It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Potaro River basin in the Essequibo River drainage. It is usually found in fast-moving, sunlit riffles...

Word Count : 76

Kuribrong River

Last Update:

Kuribrong River is a river of Guyana, a tributary of the Potaro River 2 miles north east of Potaro Landing. The Kuribrong is a part of the Essequibo River basin...

Word Count : 284

Parotocinclus yaka

Last Update:

Syntopic and Superficially Similar to Parotocinclus collinsae, from the Potaro River Basin, Guyana. Ichthyology & Herpetology 1 March 2022; 110 (1): 69–76...

Word Count : 125

Corymbophanes andersoni

Last Update:

occurs in the Essequibo River basin, including the Potaro River and Kaieteur Falls. It is found in the main channel of rivers, in areas with a substrate...

Word Count : 83

Geography of Guyana

Last Update:

to the lower reaches of each river. Some of the waterfalls are spectacular; for example, Kaieteur Falls on the Potaro River drops 226 metres. Other enormous...

Word Count : 1801

Hypostomus hemiurus

Last Update:

coastal drainage basins in Guyana, reportedly including the Potaro River, the Mazaruni River, and the Rupununi. The species reaches 20.1 cm (7.9 inches)...

Word Count : 94

Lithogenes villosus

Last Update:

villosus is a species of armored catfish found in the Essequibo River drainage of the Potaro River in Guyana. Schaefer, S.A. and F. Provenzano, 2008. The Lithogeninae...

Word Count : 50

Parotocinclus hardmani

Last Update:

South America, where it occurs in tributaries of the Potaro River, which is part of the Essequibo River basin in Guyana. It was described in February of 2022...

Word Count : 204

Denham Suspension Bridge

Last Update:

linking Mahdia to Bartica. This suspension bridge was constructed over the Potaro River in an area known as Garraway Stream by a Scottish civil engineer and...

Word Count : 287

Ancistrus kellerae

Last Update:

is a relatively new species of nocturnal freshwater fish found in the Potaro River and its tributaries. It is a small sized Ancistrus ranging between 1...

Word Count : 146

List of rivers of Guyana

Last Update:

Arimu River Ekereku River Iroma Akarabisi Kopang Oko River Wenamu River Akaiwang River Potaro River Arnik River Kuribrong River Konawaruk River Siparuni...

Word Count : 218

Amaila Falls

Last Update:

located on the Kuribrong River (Potaro-Siparuni Region), a tributary of the Potaro River in west central Guyana. The river drops from the escarpment...

Word Count : 256

Micobie

Last Update:

(also: Maicobi and Cassava Hill) is a village in Potaro-Siparuni, Guyana, on the right bank of the Potaro River near Tumatumari. The village was established...

Word Count : 283

Windsorina

Last Update:

Windsorina guianensis, endemic to the Kaieteur National Park along the Potaro River in Guyana. The genus is named in honour of the House of Windsor, Royal...

Word Count : 101

Pseudancistrus nigrescens

Last Update:

Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the upper Potaro River basin in Guyana. The species reaches 18.2 cm (7.2 inches) in total length...

Word Count : 105

Adenomera lutzi

Last Update:

Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Guyana. First described from the upper Potaro River based on specimens collected before 1905, it is now known from a number...

Word Count : 689

Parotocinclus variola

Last Update:

Syntopic and Superficially Similar to Parotocinclus collinsae, from the Potaro River Basin, Guyana. Ichthyology & Herpetology 1 March 2022; 110 (1): 69–76...

Word Count : 108

Cariban languages

Last Update:

widespread across northernmost South America, from the mouth of the Amazon River to the Colombian Andes, and they are also spoken in small pockets of central...

Word Count : 1733

Corymbophanes

Last Update:

from the upper Potaro River of the Essequibo River drainage system. C. andersoni is only known from the Chenapou Falls of this river. C. kaiei is only...

Word Count : 609

Parotocinclus

Last Update:

Syntopic and Superficially Similar to Parotocinclus collinsae, from the Potaro River Basin, Guyana. Ichthyology & Herpetology. 110. 10.1643/i2021065. Ramos...

Word Count : 1069

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net