Guarapiche River Explained

Guarapiche River
Source1 Location:	Puertas de Miraflores, Turimiquire Range
Mouth Location:	Caño Francés
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Venezuela

Guarapiche River is a river of north-eastern Venezuela. It flows into the San Juan River.^[1]

Course

Its origin is in the canyon named Puertas de Miraflores in the Turimiquire Range.^[2] Together with it flows into a short body named Caño Francés whose mouth is in the San Juan River shortly before its mouth in the Gulf of Paria. In February 2012 there was an oil spill in the mangrove area at the mouth of the river.^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Venezuela

References

• Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.

External links

• • Map of river basin

Notes and References

1. http://es.scribd.com/doc/183655836/Rio-Guarapiche-Hidrologia#scribd Rio Guarapiche- Hidrologia
2. Web site: Cuando el río llora, petróleo trae . 2016-03-10 . 2018-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180509041302/http://www.gumilla.org/biblioteca/bases/biblo/texto/SIC2012744_155-156.pdf . dead .
3. Web site: El petróleo contaminó los manglares . 2016-03-10 . 2016-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309133326/http://www.el-nacional.com/investigacion/guarapiche/petroleo-contamino-manglares_0_169783106.html . dead .