Apure River

Apure
Bridge over the Apure River, San Fernando, Venezuela
Location
Countries
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationVenezuela
 • elevation3,912 m (12,835 ft) (Páramo Batallón)
Mouth 
 • location
Orinoco 20 km (12 mi) west of Cabruta
 • coordinates
7°40′N 66°25′W / 7.667°N 66.417°W / 7.667; -66.417
Length1,038 km (645 mi)
Basin size167,000 km2 (64,000 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • average2,300 m3/s (81,000 cu ft/s)

The Apure River is a river of southwestern Venezuela, formed by the confluence of the Sarare and Uribante near Guasdualito, in Venezuela, at 7°15′N 70°40′W / 7.250°N 70.667°W / 7.250; -70.667, and flowing across the Llanos into the Orinoco. It provides significant transportation in the area.

  1. ^ Saunders, James F., III and Lewis, William M., Jr. (October 1988) "Transport of phosphorus, nitrogen, and carbon by the Apure River, Venezuela" Biogeochemistry 5(3): pp. 323–342