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Potaro River

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Potaro River is a river in Guyana that runs from Mount Ayanganna area of the Pakaraima Mountains for approximately 255 km (158 mi) before flowing into the Essequibo River, Guyana's largest river. The renowned Kaieteur Falls is on the Potaro.

Flows through: Guyana.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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