The Inírida (, Spanish: Río Inírida) is a river in the north-west of

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, in the territory of Colombia, the largest tributary of the Guaviare (the

Orinoco River The Orinoco () is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes known as the Orinoquia, covers , with 76.3 percent of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia. It is the fourth largest river in the wor ...

basin). The length of the river is , of which are navigable for small vessels. There are rapids and waterfalls in the upper and middle courses of the river. The river has a dark colour due to the abundance of plant residues. It originates in the Tuhani mountains in the department of Guaviare, from Cerro Pintado. In the upper course it flows first to the west, then turns to the east, on the plain it flows in a northeasterly direction. The river mouth is located in the

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near the town of Inírida, about from the border with

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. The Guaviare River takes waters of the Inírida, then flows north-east for , and together with the

Atabapo River Atabapo River is a river of Venezuela and Colombia. It forms the international boundary between the two countries for much of its length. It is part of the Orinoco River basin. See also *List of rivers of Venezuela This is a list of rivers in Ve ...

merges with the Orinoco near the city of San Fernando de Atabapo.

References

*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. Rivers of Colombia {{Colombia-river-stub