Atlantic Ocean

Amazon River Basin

Guainía River The Rio Negro ( pt, Rio Negro, br ; es, Río Negro} "''Black River''"), or Guainía as it is known in its upper part, is the largest left tributary of the Amazon River (accounting for about 14% of the water in the Amazon basin), the largest bl ...

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Vaupés River Vaupés River (Uaupés River) is a tributary of the Rio Negro in South America. It rises in the Guaviare Department of Colombia, flowing east through Guaviare and Vaupés Departments. It forms part of the international border between the Vaupés ...

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Papuri River Papuri may refer to: *Papuri Island, an island of the Gambier Islands of French Polynesia. *Papurí River The Papurí River ( es, Río Papurí, pt, Rio Papuri) is a river in South America. It emerges in the Vaupés Department of Colombia and f ...

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Cuiari River Cuiari River is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 m ...

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Caquetá River Caquetá may refer to: * Caquetá River, a river in Colombia * Caquetá Territory, a former territory of Colombia * Caquetá Department Caquetá Department () is a department of Colombia. Located in the Amazonas region, Caquetá borders wit ...

or Japurá River *** Purui River *** Apaporís River **** Traíra River **** Tunia River **** Ajajú River ***

Miritiparaná River Miritiparaná River is a river of Colombia. It is part of the Amazon River basin. See also *List of rivers of Colombia Atlantic Ocean Amazon River Basin * Amazon River ** Guainía River or Negro River *** Vaupés River or Uaupés River ** ...

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Caguán River The Caguán River ( es, Río Caguán, ) is a river of Colombia. It is a tributary of the Caquetá River in the Amazon River basin. It defines the eastern boundary of the Napo moist forests ecoregion. See also *List of rivers of Colombia Atlan ...

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Guayas River The Guayas River also called Rio Guayas is a major river in western Ecuador. It gives name to Guayas Province and is the most important river in South America that does not flow into the Atlantic Ocean or any of its marginal seas. Its total lengt ...

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Mecaya River Mecaya River is a river of Colombia. It is part of the Amazon River basin. See also * List of rivers of Colombia References *Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. Rivers of Colombia {{Colombia-river-stub ...

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Orteguaza River Orteguaza River () is a river of Colombia, located in the Department of Caqueta. It is part of the Amazon River basin. See also * List of rivers of Colombia References *Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. Rivers of Colombia

Putumayo River The Putumayo River or Içá River ( es, Río Putumayo, pt, Rio Içá) is one of the tributaries of the Amazon River, southwest of and parallel to the Japurá River. Course The Putumayo River forms part of Colombia's border with Ecuador, as well ...

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Cotuhé River Cotuhé River () is a river of Colombia. It is part of the Amazon River basin and is a tributary of the Putumayo River The Putumayo River or Içá River ( es, Río Putumayo, pt, Rio Içá) is one of the tributaries of the Amazon River, southwes ...

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Igara Paraná River Igara Paraná River () is a river of Colombia. It is part of the Amazon River basin and is a tributary of the Putumayo River The Putumayo River or Içá River ( es, Río Putumayo, pt, Rio Içá) is one of the tributaries of the Amazon River, so ...

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Cara Paraná River Cara Paraná River is a river of Colombia. It is part of the Amazon River basin and is a tributary of the Putumayo River The Putumayo River or Içá River ( es, Río Putumayo, pt, Rio Içá) is one of the tributaries of the Amazon River, southw ...

*** San Miguel River ***

Guamués River Guamués River is a river of Colombia. It is part of the Amazon River basin and is a tributary of the Putumayo River The Putumayo River or Içá River ( es, Río Putumayo, pt, Rio Içá) is one of the tributaries of the Amazon River, southwest ...

Orinoco River Basin

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 ...

** ''Apure River'' (Venezuela) ***

Sarare River Sarare River is a river of Colombia. It is part of the Orinoco River watershed. See also *List of rivers of Colombia Atlantic Ocean Amazon River Basin * Amazon River ** Guainía River or Negro River *** Vaupés River or Uaupés River **** ...

Arauca River The Arauca River ( es, Río Arauca) rises in the Andes Mountains of north-central Colombia and ends at the Orinoco in Venezuela. For part of its run it is the boundary between Colombia and Venezuela. The major city on its banks is Arauca, Col ...

** Capanaparo River ** Cinaruco River **

Meta River The Meta River is a major left tributary of the Orinoco River in eastern Colombia and southern Venezuela, South America. The Meta originates in the Eastern Ranges of the Andes and flows through the Meta Department, Colombia as the confluence of ...

*** Vita River ***

Casanare River Casanare River () is a river in Colombia. It is part of the Orinoco River basin. See also *List of rivers of Colombia Atlantic Ocean Amazon River Basin * Amazon River ** Guainía River or Negro River *** Vaupés River or Uaupés River *** ...

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Ariporo River Ariporo River is a river of Colombia. It is part of the Orinoco River basin. See also *List of rivers of Colombia Atlantic Ocean Amazon River Basin * Amazon River ** Guainía River or Negro River *** Vaupés River or Uaupés River **** ...

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Cravo Norte River Cravo Norte River is a river of Colombia. It is part of the Orinoco River basin. See also *List of rivers of Colombia Atlantic Ocean Amazon River Basin * Amazon River ** Guainía River or Negro River *** Vaupés River or Uaupés River *** ...

*** Guachiría River *** Pauto River ***

Cravo Sur River Cravo Sur River is a river of Colombia. It is part of the Orinoco River basin. See also *List of rivers of Colombia Atlantic Ocean Amazon River Basin * Amazon River ** Guainía River or Negro River *** Vaupés River or Uaupés River **** ...

*** Cusiana River ***

Manacacías River Manacacías River is a river of Colombia. It is part of the Orinoco River basin. See also *List of rivers of Colombia Atlantic Ocean Amazon River Basin * Amazon River ** Guainía River or Negro River *** Vaupés River or Uaupés River *** ...

*** Metica River **** Guayuriba River ***

Upía River Upía River, a river in Colombia originating at Lake Tota (5°29'31" N, 72°56'04" W), is a tributary of the Meta River flowing into the Orinoco River The Orinoco () is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, somet ...

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Guavio River Guavio River (Spanish: ''Río Guavio'') is a river of central Colombia. It is a right tributary of the Upía River, in the drainage area of the Orinoco. Important tributaries are the Chivor and Garagoa Rivers. The Alberto Lleras Dam The Alb ...

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Tomo River Tomo River is a river of Colombia. It is part of the Orinoco River basin. See also *List of rivers of Colombia Atlantic Ocean Amazon River Basin * Amazon River ** Guainía River or Negro River *** Vaupés River or Uaupés River **** Papu ...

Tuparro River Tuparro River is a river of Colombia found in Vichada Department. It gives its name to El Tuparro National Natural Park. Tuparro is part of the Orinoco River basin. See also *List of rivers of Colombia References

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Vichada River The Vichada River ( es, Río Vichada, ) is a blackwater river in the country of Colombia, South America. It flows into the Orinoco River. The eastward course of the Vichada is offset by an impact structure An impact structure is a generally ...

Guaviare River The Guaviare is a tributary of the Orinoco in Colombia. It flows together with the upper Orinoco (until here also called Río Parágua), which it clearly surpasses in length (altogether about 1760 km) and water flow. Thus, the Guaviare is hydrolo ...

*** Inírida River **** Papunáua River *** Uvá River ***

Ariari River The Ariari River is a river of Colombia, located entirely within the Meta Department. Part of the Orinoco River basin, it merges with the Guayabero River to forms the Guaviare River The Guaviare is a tributary of the Orinoco in Colombia. It f ...

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Guayabero River The Guayabero River is a river of Colombia. It is primarily located in the Meta Department, forming a portion of its border with the Guaviare Department. It is part of the Orinoco River basin. Its confluence with the Ariari River The Ariari Ri ...

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Lake Maracaibo

Catatumbo River The Catatumbo River ( es, Río Catatumbo) is a river rising in northern Colombia, flowing into Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. The Catatumbo River is approximately long. It forms a part of the international boundary between the two countries. The ...

Zulia River Zulia River () is a river in Venezuela and Colombia. It is a tributary of the Catatumbo River. The Zulia forms a small part of the international boundary between the two countries. Zulia Zulia State ( es, Estado Zulia, ; Wayuu: ''Mma’ipaka ...

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Pamplonita River The Pamplonita River is the main river of the Colombian city of Cúcuta and one of the most important of the Norte de Santander Department. The Pamplonita River was used to transport cacao, the main form of wealth in the region and a major axis o ...

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Táchira River The Táchira River is a river located in Táchira and it divides the border that exists between Venezuela and Colombia in that western state. The Simón Bolívar International Bridge across the Táchira River connects the city of San Antonio de ...

** Tibú River *** Sardinata River ** Tarra River ** Río de Oro

Caribbean Sea

Atrato River The Atrato River () is a river of northwestern Colombia. It rises in the slopes of the Western Cordillera and flows almost due north to the Gulf of Urabá (or Gulf of Darién), where it forms a large, swampy delta. Its course crosses the ...

** Salaqúí River ** Sucio River ** Bojayá River ** Murrí River *

Fundación River The Fundación River is a river in northern Colombia, originating from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in the Cesar Department but flows down to the Magdalena Department crossing the town and municipality of Fundación Fundación is a town a ...

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Magdalena River The Magdalena River ( es, Río Magdalena, ; less commonly ) is the main river of Colombia, flowing northward about through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure Mary Magdalene. It is navigable through much of ...

Cesar River The Cesar River ( es, Río Cesar) is a river in northern Colombia which is a part of the Magdalena Basin. It flows through the Cesar-Ranchería Basin and separates the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta from the mountain ranges of the Serranía del ...

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Guatapurí River The Guatapurí River, or Rio Guatapurí in Spanish, is a river that flows from the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta into the Cesar River in northern Colombia by the city of Valledupar Valledupar () is a city and municipality in n ...

** San Jorge River **

Cauca River The Cauca River () is a river in Colombia that lies between the Occidental and Central cordilleras. From its headwaters in southwestern Colombia near the city of Popayán, it joins the Magdalena River near Magangue in Bolivar Department, and ...

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Medellín River The Medellín River ( es, Río Medellín), called Porce River ( es, Río Porce) during most of its course, is a river that flows through the Colombian city of Medellín and its metropolitan area. For many years an organization called Mi Río (My ...

*** Otun River ***

La Vieja River La Vieja River ( es, Río La Vieja) is a river in the Colombian departments of Quindío, Valle del Cauca and Risaralda. It is a major tributary of the Cauca River. The river is formed by the joining of the Quindío River and the Barragán ...

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Quindío River Quindío River ( es, Río Quindío) is the principal river of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It combines with the Barragán River at the Valle de Maravelez to form La Vieja River, in turn a tributary of the Cauca River. Quindío River Is ...

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Cali River The Cali River is a river of western Colombia. It flows through the city of Cali and drains into the Cauca River. Its headwaters are in the Farallones de Cali of the Cordillera Occidental. See also *List of rivers of Colombia Atlantic Ocean ...

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Pance River The Pance River flows along the southern side of Cali, Colombia and is a popular place for locals for recreation and leisure activities. It is one of the only rivers in the city that is not polluted, and in which people can still swim. The Pance ...

Lebrija River Lebrija River is a river of northern Colombia. It originates in the Cordillera Oriental (Colombia), Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes in Piedecuesta and flows through the northern part of the department of Santander Department, Santander into ...

Sogamoso River Sogamoso River () is a river of northern Colombia. It flows into the Magdalena River and on to the Caribbean Sea. The Sogamoso Dam on the river near Bucaramanga was completed in 2014. See also * List of rivers of Colombia References Furthe ...

*** Chicamocha River *** Suárez River ** Opon River **

Carare River Carare River is a river of northern Colombia. It flows into the Caribbean Sea. See also *List of rivers of Colombia Atlantic Ocean Amazon River Basin * Amazon River ** Guainía River or Negro River *** Vaupés River or Uaupés River **** ...

** Nare River ** Samaná Norte River *** Guatapé River **

La Miel River La Miel is a river in Colombia and a tributary of the Magdalena River. The river originates in the Cordillera Central of the Andes and its watershed is located within the Caldas Department. Tributaries of La Miel include the Tenerife, Salado, Mans ...

Negro River Río Negro (Spanish and Portuguese, 'Black River') may refer to: Rivers Brazil * Rio Negro (Amazon), tributary of the Amazon River * Rio Negro (Mato Grosso do Sul) * Rio Negro (Paraná) * Rio Negro (Rio de Janeiro) * Rio Negro (Rondônia) * ...

Bogotá River The Bogotá River is a major river of the Cundinamarca department of Colombia. A right tributary of the Magdalena River, the Bogotá River crosses the region from the northeast to the southwest and passing along the western limits of Bogotá. The ...

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Soacha River The Soacha River is a river on the Bogotá savanna and a left tributary of the Bogotá River. Etymology Soacha is derived from Muysccubun, the indigenous language of the Muisca, who inhabited the Bogotá savanna before the Spanish conquest and ...

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Bojacá River The Bojacá River is a river on the Bogotá savanna and a right tributary of the Bogotá River. Etymology Bojacá is derived from Muysccubun, the indigenous language of the Muisca, who inhabited the Bogotá savanna before the Spanish conquest a ...

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Fucha River The Fucha River is a river on the Bogotá savanna and a left tributary of the Bogotá River. The river originates in the Eastern Hills of the Colombian capital Bogotá and flows westward through the city into the Bogotá River. It is one of the ...

*** Arzobispo River, Juan Amarillo or Salitre *** Río Frío *** Teusacá River *** Neusa River ** Sumapaz River *** Cuja River ****

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Saldaña River The Saldaña River is a river of Colombia. It drains into the Caribbean Sea via the Magdalena River The Magdalena River ( es, Río Magdalena, ; less commonly ) is the main river of Colombia, flowing northward about through the western half of t ...

Cabrera River The Cabrera River is a river of Colombia. It drains into the Caribbean Sea via the Magdalena River. See also *List of rivers of Colombia Atlantic Ocean Amazon River Basin * Amazon River ** Guainía River or Negro River *** Vaupés River o ...

** Ceibas River ** Páez River * Mendihuaca River *

Mulatos River The Mulatos River is a river of Urabá Antioquia, Colombia. It drains into the Caribbean Sea. See also *List of rivers of Colombia Atlantic Ocean Amazon River Basin * Amazon River ** Guainía River or Negro River *** Vaupés River or Uaup ...

* Palomino River *

Ranchería River The Ranchería River ( es, Río Ranchería) is a river located in northern La Guajira Department, Colombia. Born in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta southern steps flows south, abruptly turns northeast and then north where it finally flows into th ...

Sinú River Sinú River (), is a river in northwestern Colombia that flows mostly through the Córdoba Department and into the Caribbean. The river is the third most important river after the Magdalena River and the Cauca River in the Caribbean Region. It ...

Pacific Ocean

* Baudó River * San Juan River * Dagua River * Anchicayá River * Yurumanguí River *

San Juan de Micay River The San Juan de Micay River is a river of Colombia. It drains into the Pacific Ocean. The river basin is in the Chocó–Darién moist forests The Chocó–Darién moist forests (NT0115) is an ecoregion in the west of Colombia and east of Panam ...

* Iscuandé River * Tapaje River * Sanquianga River *

Patía River The Patía River () is a river in southwestern Colombia. It flows over to drain into the Pacific Ocean north of Tumaco. The Patía River is the longest river on the Colombian Pacific Coast. The last is navigable by boat. Geography The Patía ...

** Telembí River ** Guáitara River ** Mayo River * Mira River ** Güiza River ** San Juan River

References

*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
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