Potaro

Potaro
Potaro towards the south
Data
location	Region Potaro-Siparuni , Guyana
River system	Essequibo
Drain over	Essequibo  → Atlantic
muzzle	south of Omai in the Essequibo coordinates: 5 ° 21 '48 "  N , 58 ° 54' 24"  W 5 ° 21 '48 "  N , 58 ° 54' 24"  W.
length	225 km

The Potaro is a river in the Republic of Guyana in South America .

It rises on Mount Ayanganna in the Pakaraima Mountains ( mountainous country of Guyana ) on the border with Brazil . South of Omai , the Potaro flows into the Essequibo after 225 km and a gradient of 1800 meters . The Kaieteur and Amatuk waterfalls are located in the course of the Potaro . In recent years, the Potaro has been exposed to considerable environmental pollution from gold mining along its course.

In 1908 the German-American biologist Carl Eigenmann undertook an expedition along the Potaro and Essequibo and documented 336 species of fish occurring here.

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