Guri Reservoir

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Guri Reservoir
Embalse de Guri (Spanish)
The Caroní River and the Guri Reservoir (Venezuela).
Guri Reservoir
Location	Venezuela
Coordinates	7°28′N62°49′W / 7.46°N 62.82°W / 7.46; -62.82
Type	reservoir
River sources	Caroní River
Managing agency	CVG Edelca
Built	1975 (1975)
First flooded	1980 (1980)

Max. length	109.74 kilometres (68.19 mi)
Max. width	58 kilometres (36 mi)
Surface area	3,673.7 square kilometres (1,418.4 sq mi)
Surface elevation	270 metres (890 ft)

The Guri reservoir is the largest reservoir in Venezuela. It has a surface area of 4250 km².^[1]^[2] The Reservoir is created by the Guri Dam.

References

↑ World Environment Report. Center for International Environment Information. 1977.
↑ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. 1992.

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