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| Casiquiare canal | |
|---|---|
 Map of the Cassiquiare canal based on Alexander von Humboldt, 1799 observations | |
 Location of the Casiquiare (highlighted in purple) within the Amazon Basin | |
| Location | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Orinoco River |
| • coordinates | 3°8′18″N 65°52′49″W / 3.13833°N 65.88028°W |
| • elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Mouth | Rio Negro |
• coordinates | 2°0′5″N 67°5′54″W / 2.00139°N 67.09833°W |
• elevation | 79 m (259 ft) |
| Length | 340 km (210 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 42,478 km2 (16,401 sq mi)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Amazonas, Venezuela (near mouth) |
| • average | 2,574.3 m3/s (90,910 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Siapa, Yatua |
The Casiquiare river or canal (Spanish pronunciation: [kasiˈkjaɾe]) is a natural distributary of the upper Orinoco flowing southward into the Rio Negro, in Venezuela, South America. As such, it forms a unique natural canal between the Orinoco and Amazon river systems. It is the world's largest river of the kind that links two major river systems, a so-called bifurcation. The area forms a water divide, more dramatically at regional flood stage.
- ^ Ziesler, R.; Ardizzone, G.D. (1979). "Amazon River System". The Inland waters of Latin America. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 92-5-000780-9. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Rivers Network".