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Rivers in Bolivia
YearMaps maps 11 rivers in Bolivia. The full list follows.
How this list is built: Listed alphabetically. A river is listed where its mapped reach lies, so long rivers appear under more than one country. It covers the rivers indexed in YearMaps, drawn from open geospatial data, and is not an exhaustive national register.
- Rivers Listed
- 11
- With Full Profile
- 6
Linked to a detail page
| Name | Type | Also Flows Through |
|---|---|---|
| Beni | River | — |
| Bermejo | River | Argentina |
| Grande | River | — |
| Guaporé | River | Brazil |
| Madeira | River | Brazil |
| Madre de Dios | River | Peru |
| Mamoré | River | — |
| Pilcomayo | River | Argentina, Paraguay |
| San Martin | River | — |
| San Miguel | River | — |
| Yapacani | River | — |
About the Rivers of Bolivia
The 6 rivers above with an encyclopedia article, in brief. Each name opens the river's full page, with its course on the map.
- Bermejo
- The Bermejo River is a river in South America that flows from Bolivia to the Paraguay River in Argentina. The river is generally called Bermejo in spite of its different names along its way, but it also has its own Native American names; in Wichí it is called Teuco, and in Guaraní it is called Ypitá. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Guaporé
- Guaporé River is a river in western Brazil and northeastern Bolivia. It is 1,260 km long; 920 km of the river forms the border between Brazil and Bolivia. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Madre de Dios
- The Madre de Dios River is a river shared by Bolivia and Peru which is homonymous to the Peruvian region it runs through. On Bolivian territory, it receives the Beni River, close to the town of Riberalta, which later joins with the Mamore River to become the Madeira River after the confluence. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Quick Answers
- How many rivers are there in Bolivia?
- YearMaps lists 11 rivers for Bolivia. This is the number mapped in the atlas, not an official national count.
- Which rivers of Bolivia also flow through other countries?
- The Bermejo (also Argentina); The Guaporé (also Brazil); The Madeira (also Brazil); The Madre de Dios (also Peru); The Pilcomayo (also Argentina, Paraguay).