Orinoco
Orinoco refers to the Orinoco River, one of the longest rivers in South America, flowing mainly through Venezuela with a small portion in Colombia. It forms the center of the Orinoco Basin, an extensive watershed of about 880,000 square kilometers, and runs roughly 2,140 kilometers from its headwaters in the Guiana Shield to the Atlantic Ocean, where the river fans into the Orinoco Delta.
The river's headwaters rise on the Venezuelan and Brazilian sides of the Guiana Highlands, and it generally
Hydroelectric development is a defining feature of the system; the Guri Dam on the Caroní River, near
Ecology and conservation concerns include rich biodiversity, with numerous fish species and unique habitats in both