List of rivers in Bolivia
The list of rivers in Bolivia shows the most important rivers of the South American Andean state of Bolivia and their river systems.
River systems in Bolivia
Amazon River System
| Surname | Mouth in | Department | country | Length (km) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon basin | - | - | - | |||||||
| Rio Madeira from the confluence of the Río Beni and Río Mamoré | Amazon | Pando |
 Bolivia Brazil
|
1,450 | ||||||
| - | Río Beni from the confluence of the Alto Beni and Río Kaka | Río Madeira | Beni - La Paz |
Bolivia
|
1,130 | |||||
| - | - | Río Orthon from the confluence of Río Tahuamanu and Río Manuripi | Río Beni (left) | Pando |
Bolivia
|
410 | ||||
| - | - | - | Río Tahuamanu | Río Orthon (left) | Pando |
Bolivia
|
900 | |||
| - | - | - | Manuripi River | Río Orthon (left) | Pando |
Bolivia
|
733 | |||
| - | - | - | - | Rio Buyuyo | Río Manuripi (left) | Pando |
Bolivia
|
- | ||
| - | - | Río Madre de Dios | Río Beni (left) | Pando - La Paz |
 Peru Bolivia
|
1,150 | ||||
| - | - | - | Río Manupare | Río Madre de Dios (right) | Pando - La Paz |
Bolivia
|
460 | |||
| - | - | - | Manurin River | Río Madre de Dios (right) | Pando - La Paz |
Bolivia
|
- | |||
| - | - | - | Río Turumonas | Río Madre de Dios (right) | La Paz |
Bolivia
|
- | |||
| - | - | - | Río Heath | Río Madre de Dios (right) | La Paz |
Bolivia
|
217 | |||
| - | - | Río Geneshuaya | Río Beni (right) | Beni |
Bolivia
|
365 | ||||
| - | - | Río Biata | Río Beni (right) | Beni |
Bolivia
|
- | ||||
| - | - | Río Madidi | Río Beni (left) | La Paz |
Bolivia
|
636 | ||||
| - | - | - | Río Linduma | Río Madidi | La Paz |
Bolivia
|
- | |||
| - | - | - | Río Enatahua | Río Madidi | La Paz |
Bolivia
|
- | |||
| - | - | Río Tuichi | Río Beni (left) | La Paz |
Bolivia
|
265 | ||||
| - | - | Tipuani River | Río Beni (left) | La Paz |
Bolivia
|
- | ||||
| - | - | Río Alto Beni from the confluence of the Río Cotacajes and Río Santa Elena | Río Beni | La Paz |
Bolivia
|
178 | ||||
| - | - | - | Río Cotacajes | Río Alto Beni | La Paz - Cochabamba |
Bolivia
|
125 (232) | |||
| - | - | - | Río Santa Elena | Río Alto Beni | Cochabamba |
Bolivia
|
177 | |||
| - | - | - | - | Río Altamachi | Río Santa Elena | Cochabamba |
Bolivia
|
149 | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | Río Misicuni | Río Altamachi | Cochabamba |
Bolivia
|
48 | |
| - | - | Río Kaka from the confluence of the Río Mapiri and Río Aten | Río Beni | La Paz |
Bolivia
|
140 | ||||
| - | - | - | Río Coroico | Río Kaka | La Paz |
Bolivia
|
115 | |||
| - | - | Río Boopi from the confluence of Río de la Paz and Río Tamampaya | Río Beni | La Paz |
Bolivia
|
108 | ||||
| - | - | - | Río de la Paz | Río Boopi | La Paz |
Bolivia
|
181 | |||
| - | - | - | Río Tamampaya from the confluence of Río Unduavi and Río Taquesi | Río Boopi | La Paz |
Bolivia
|
57 | |||
| - | - | - | - | Río Unduavi | Tamampaya River | La Paz |
Bolivia
|
68 | ||
| - | - | - | - | Río Taquesi | Tamampaya River | La Paz |
Bolivia
|
- | ||
| - | Río Mamoré | Rio Madeira | Beni - Cochabamba - Santa Cruz |
Bolivia Brazil
|
1,170 | |||||
| - | - | Rio Yata | Río Mamoré (left) | Beni |
Bolivia
|
1.006 | ||||
| - | - | - | Río Benicito | Río Yata (left) | Beni |
Bolivia
|
- | |||
| - | - | Río Iténez / Guaporé | Río Mamoré (right) |
Brazil Bolivia
|
970 | |||||
| - | - | - | Río Itonomas | Río Iténez | Santa Cruz - Beni |
Bolivia
|
1,493 | |||
| - | - | - | Río Blanco | Río Iténez | Santa Cruz - Beni |
Bolivia
|
1,087 | |||
| - | - | - | - | Río San Martín | Río Blanco | Santa Cruz - Beni |
Bolivia
|
710 | ||
| - | - | - | - | Río Negro (Santa Cruz) | Río Blanco | Santa Cruz - Beni |
Bolivia
|
460 | ||
| - | - | - | Río Paragúa | Río Iténez | Santa Cruz - Beni |
Bolivia
|
600 | |||
| - | - | - | - | Río Tarvo | Río Paragúa | Santa Cruz |
Bolivia
|
- | ||
| - | - | - | Río Paucerna | Río Iténez | Santa Cruz |
Bolivia
|
- | |||
| - | - | Río Matucaré | Río Mamoré (r) | Beni |
Bolivia
|
200 | ||||
| - | - | Río Yacuma | Río Mamoré (l) | Beni |
Bolivia
|
570 | ||||
| - | - | - | Río Rapulo | Río Yacuma | Beni |
Bolivia
|
- | |||
| - | - | Río Apere | Río Mamoré (l) | Beni |
Bolivia
|
369 | ||||
| - | - | - | Río Matos | Río Apere (l) | Beni |
Bolivia
|
- | |||
| - | - | - | Río Curico | Río Apere (r) | Beni |
Bolivia
|
- | |||
| - | - | Río Iparupuno | Río Mamoré (r) | Beni |
Bolivia
|
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| - | - | Río Maripiquiri | Río Mamoré (r) | Beni |
Bolivia
|
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| - | - | Río Ibare | Río Mamoré (r) | Santa Cruz - Beni |
Bolivia
|
592 | ||||
| - | - | Isiboro River | Río Mamoré (l) | Cochabamba - Beni |
Bolivia
|
505 | ||||
| - | - | - | Río Secure | Río Isiboro (l) | Beni |
Bolivia
|
497 | |||
| - | - | - | - | Río Turbio | Río Secure (l) | Beni |
Bolivia
|
21st | ||
| - | - | Río Grande from the confluence of the Río Caine and Río San Pedro | Río Mamoré (r) | Cochabamba - Chuquisaca - Santa Cruz |
Bolivia
|
1,161 | ||||
| - | - | - | Río Yapacaní from the confluence of the Río Surutú and Río Alturas del Yapacaní | Rio Grande | Santa Cruz |
Bolivia
|
335 | |||
| - | - | - | - | Río Surutú | Río Yapacaní | Santa Cruz |
Bolivia
|
125 | ||
| - | - | - | - | Río Piraí | Río Yapacaní | Santa Cruz |
Bolivia
|
457 | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | Río Guendá | Río Piraí | Santa Cruz |
Bolivia
|
99 | |
| - | - | - | Río Chico from the confluence of the Río Palca and Río Portillo | Rio Grande | Chuquisaca |
Bolivia
|
93 | |||
| - | - | - | Río Caine from the confluence of the Río Rocha and Río Arque | Rio Grande | Cochabamba - Potosí |
Bolivia
|
162 | |||
| - | - | - | - | Río Rocha | Río Caine | Cochabamba |
Bolivia
|
115 | ||
| - | - | - | - | Río San Pedro | Rio Grande | Chuquisaca - Potosí |
Bolivia
|
92 | ||
| - | - | Río Chapare from the confluence of Río Espíritu Santo and Río San Mateo (Chapare) | Río Mamoré (l) | Santa Cruz |
Bolivia
|
279 | ||||
| - | - | - | Río Espíritu Santo | Río Chapare (l) | Cochabamba |
Bolivia
|
66 | |||
| - | - | - | Río San Mateo (Chapare) | Río Chapare (r) | Cochabamba |
Bolivia
|
66 | |||
| - | - | - | - | Río Ivirizu from the confluence of the Río Fuerte and Río Lopez Mendoza | Río San Mateo (Chapare) (r) | Cochabamba |
Bolivia
|
87 | ||
| - | - | Río Ichilo from the confluence of Río Alto Ichilo and Río San Matéo | Río Mamoré (r) | Santa Cruz |
Bolivia
|
632 | ||||
| - | - | - | Río Chimore | Río Ichilo (l) | Cochabamba |
Bolivia
|
198 | |||
| - | - | - | - | Río Osos | Río Chimoré (r) | Cochabamba |
Bolivia
|
50 | ||
| - | - | - | Río Ivirgarzama | Río Ichilo (l) | Cochabamba |
Bolivia
|
102 | |||
| - | - | - | Río Sajta from the confluence of the Río Cristal and Río San Matéo | Río Ichilo (l) | Cochabamba |
Bolivia
|
140 | |||
Altiplano river system
| Surname | Mouth in | Department | country | Length (km) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salar de Coipasa | - | - | - | |||||||
| - | Río Sabaya | Salar de Coipasa | Oruro |
Bolivia
|
125 km | |||||
| - | Río Lauca | Salar de Coipasa | Oruro |
Bolivia
|
225 | |||||
| - | - | Río Turco | Río Lauca (left) | Oruro |
Bolivia
|
93 | ||||
| - | - | - | Rio Pumiri | Río Turco (right) | Oruro |
Bolivia
|
35 | |||
| - | - | Sajama River | Río Lauca (right) | Oruro |
Bolivia
|
87 | ||||
| - | Río Laca Jahuira | Salar de Coipasa | Oruro |
Bolivia
|
135 | |||||
| - | - | Poopó lake | - | Oruro |
Bolivia
|
- | ||||
| - | - | - | Río Márquez | Poopó lake | Potosí - Oruro |
Bolivia
|
150 | |||
| - | - | - | - | Mulato River | Río Márquez (left) | Potosí - Oruro |
Bolivia
|
43 | ||
| - | - | - | Desaguadero River | Poopó lake | La Paz - Oruro |
Bolivia
|
436 | |||
| - | - | - | - | Río Mauri | Río Desaguadero (right) | La Paz |
Bolivia
|
134 | ||
| - | - | - | - | Lake Titicaca | Desaguadero River | La Paz |
Bolivia
|
- | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | Río Suches | Lake Titicaca | La Paz |
Bolivia
|
174 | |
Pilcomayo river system
| Surname | Mouth in | Department | country | Length (km) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Río Pilcomayo | Río Paraguay | Tarija |
Bolivia
|
836 | ||||||
| - | Río Pilaya | Río Pilcomayo | Chuquisaca, Tarija |
Bolivia
|
125 | |||||
| - | - | Río Camblaya | Río Pilaya | Chuquisaca, Tarija |
Bolivia
|
108 | ||||
| - | - | - | Río Tumusla | Río Camblaya | Potosí, Chuquisaca |
Bolivia
|
303 | |||
| - | - | - | Río San Juan del Oro | Río Camblaya | Tarija |
Bolivia
|
342 | |||
| - | - | - | - | Río Tomayapo | Río San Juan del Oro | Tarija |
Bolivia
|
110 | ||
| - | - | - | - | Río Guadalupe (San Antonio) | Río San Juan del Oro | Potosí |
Bolivia
|
69 | ||
| - | - | - | - | Río Tupiza | Río San Juan del Oro | Potosí |
Bolivia
|
45 | ||
Rivers
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| Amazon | Río de la Plata | Inland river | Pacific |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ 95 km in Bolivia and 1,355 km in Brazil
- ↑ 450 km in Peru and 450 km in Bolivia
- ↑ 300 km in Peru and 433 km in Bolivia
- ↑ 640 km in Peru and 510 km in Bolivia
- ↑ The Río Mamoré is 257 km long border river to Brazil
- ↑ The Río Iténez has km total length of 1530, of which only 970 km the Bolivian border with Brazil form
- ↑ The total length of the Itonomas - San Pablo - San Julián (or San Miguel) rivers is 1,493 km.
- ↑ Total length of the Río Grande without Río Caine (162 km) and Río Rocha (115 km)
- ↑ a b Quebrada Surutú (36 km) and Río Surutú (89 km)
- ↑ 115 km of which in Bolivia
- ↑ a b The Pilcomayo River has km a total length of 1590 km of the 789 are in Bolivian territory and another 47 km the border with Argentina form
- ↑ a b The Río San Juan del Oro has a total length of 388 km, of which 46 km are in Bolivia, another 56 km is the San Juan border river between Bolivia and Argentina
- ↑ The Río Iténez has km total length of 1530, of which only 970 km the Bolivian border with Brazil form
- ↑ The Río Tahuamanu with a total length of 900 km is 450 km in Bolivia and after its union with the Río Manuripi bears the name Río Orthon for the following 410 km
- ↑ The Río San Juan del Oro has a total length of 388 km, of which 46 km are in Bolivia, another 56 km is the San Juan border river between Bolivia and Argentina; the Río San Juan merges with the Río Tumusla in the Río Camblaya (108 km), this continues as Río Pilaya (115 km)
- ↑ The Río Madre de Dios has a total length of 1150 km, of which only 510 km are directly on Bolivian territory
- ↑ The Río Tahuamanu has a total length of 900 km, of which only 450 km are in Bolivia
- ↑ The Río Desaguadero has a total length of 436 km, 14 km of which form the border with Peru
- ↑ The Río Manuripi has a total length of 733 km, of which only 433 km are in Bolivia
- ↑ The Río Bermejo is 70 km exclusively on Bolivian territory, the remaining 137 km form the border with Argentina
- ↑ The Río Tambopata has a total length of 402 km, of which 124 km are in Bolivia
- ↑ The Río Mauri has a total length of 202 km, of which 124 km are in Bolivia
- ↑ The Río Sabaja has a total length of 125 km, of which 115 km are in Bolivia
- ↑ The Rio Madeira has a total length of 1450 km, 95 km of which form the Bolivian border with Brazil
- ↑ The Río Macharetí seeps into the Bolivian Chaco about 50 km north of the Río Pilcomayo
- ↑ The Río Cañón Verde is a river in the very south of the Amazon basin
- ↑ The Paraguay River has a total length of 2,625 km, a few of which most of the Bolivian border with Brazil form
- ↑ a b c d The river is one of the tributaries of the Río Beni in the upper reaches of the Río Cotacajes
- ↑ The Río Silala is the only tributary to the Pacific Ocean