Potaro River

Potaro River
Kaieteur Falls in Potaro River.
Location
Country	Guyana
Province	Potaro-Siparuni
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Mount Ayanganna (Pakaraima Mountains)
• coordinates	5°18′54.5292″N 59°59′19.7808″W / 5.315147000°N 59.988828000°W / 5.315147000; -59.988828000
• elevation	2,040 m (6,690 ft)
Mouth	Essequibo 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)
Length	255 km (158 mi)
Basin size	6,842.4 km2 (2,641.9 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• location	Near mouth
• average	521 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)
• minimum	44 m3/s (1,600 cu ft/s)[2]
• maximum	2,223 m3/s (78,500 cu ft/s)[2]
Discharge
• location	Tumatumari Falls (Basin size: 6,778.9 km2 (2,617.3 sq mi)
• average	510 m3/s (18,000 cu ft/s)[2]
Discharge
• location	Kaieteur Falls (Basin size: 3,451.5 km2 (1,332.6 sq mi)
• average	238 m3/s (8,400 cu ft/s)[2] (average flow wet period: 663 m3/s (23,400 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Essequibo → Atlantic Ocean
Tributaries
• left	Mure-Mure, Uewang, Kuribrong
• right	Kopinang, 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.