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Essequibo Basin Facts

Basin Area: 237629 237,629 km² <br />91,724.794 mi² <br /> km2
Average Discharge: 272525.4272,525.4 m³/s <br />9,624,143.668 cfs <br />8,600.084 km³/y <br /> m3/s
Type:watershed or basin, river or creek

Includes Riparians: Brazil; Guyana; Suriname;

Venezuela;
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The Essequibo Basin is located in South America.


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Facts about Included Riparians

RiparianPopulation in BasinArea within Basin in sq. kmIrrigated Lands within Basin in sq kmAverage Discharge in cubic m per second
Brazil0 million0 people <br />135 km²52.124 mi² <br />0 km²0 mi² <br />
Guyana0.669 million669,400 people <br />161,362 km²62,302.217 mi² <br />24,200 km²9,343.672 mi² <br />253,512 m³/s8,952,691.784 cfs <br />8,000.078 km³/y <br />
Suriname0.0387 million38,700 people <br />24,085 km²9,299.27 mi² <br />8,400 km²3,243.258 mi² <br />3,168.9 m³/s111,908.647 cfs <br />100.001 km³/y <br />
Venezuela0.102 million102,000 people <br />52,047 km²20,095.459 mi² <br />0 km²0 mi² <br />15,844.5 m³/s559,543.237 cfs <br />500.005 km³/y <br />
  1. ^ Oregon State University.Transboundary Freshwater Spatial Database Entry for "Essequibo Basin" Accessed August 15 2014 online:http://ocid.nacse.org/tfdd/map/result.php?bcode=ESQB