Apure
Apure is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 7.75°, -69.95°
About Apure
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, and flowing across the Llanos into the Orinoco. It provides significant transportation in the area.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Apure River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Apure in Depth
Course
From the point where the Uribante joins the Sarare, the Apure flows eastward across the Venezuelan llanos, into the Orinoco. The Apure flows primarily through Apure State including San Fernando before joining the Orinoco River via six braided river branches west of Cabruta, Guárico State, across from Caicara, Bolívar State, at about 7°40′N 66°25′W. The Apure is 1,038 kilometres (645 mi) long from the Uribante's starting point to the Orinoco. It is navigable for about 800 kilometres (500 mi) above the Orinoco, where it has a sluggish course across the llanos, despite rapids at about the 180-kilometre (110 mi) mark. From the north, its principal tributaries are the Caparo, Portuguesa and Guarico. The Caucagua is its only major tributary from the south.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Apure River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Apure: Key Facts
| Length | 1,580 km |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | 147,000 km² |
| Mouth | Orinoco River |
| Drainage system | Amazon basin |
| Tributaries | Guárico River, Portuguesa River, Masparro River, Pagüey River, Uribante River |
Facts from Wikidata Q853315 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Apure: Quick Answers
- Where is Apure?
- Apure is located in Venezuela, at 7.7541° N, 69.9488° W.
- Are there dams on the Apure?
- No dam on the Apure is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.