Rupununi River

Rupununi River

The Rupununi River is a river in southern Guyana, originating in the Kanuku Mountains.Fact|date=May 2008 The Rupununi River drains into the Essequibo River but is also part of the Amazon River watershed.Fact|date=May 2008 During the rainy season it is connected to the Takutu River by the flooded Pirara Creek, draining the vast swamps of the Parima or Amaku Lake.Fact|date=May 2008

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title =The Geology of the Goldfields of British Guiana
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date =1908
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title =Timehri
publisher =Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society of British Guiana
date =1895
location =Original from the University of Michigan
pages =Page 119
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