List of rivers of Costa Rica
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By Drainage BasinDrainage basinA drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.Atlantic OceanAtlantic OceanThe Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
- San Juan RiverSan Juan River (Nicaragua)The San Juan River , also known as El Desaguadero , is a 192.06 km river that flows east out of Lake Nicaragua into the Caribbean Sea. A large section of the border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica runs on the right bank of the river...
- Colorado RiverColorado River (Costa Rica)The Colorado River, or the Rio Colorado, in Costa Rica is a tributary of the San Juan River which flows 96 km towards the Caribbean in the northern parts of Heredia and Limón Provinces...
(distributary) - Sarapiquí RiverSarapiquí RiverThe Sarapiquí River, or Rio Sarapiquí, in Costa Rica is a tributary of the San Juan River and forms the eastern border of Sarapiquí Canton...
- San Carlos RiverSan Carlos River (Nicaragua)-References:...
- Pocosol River
- Lake Nicaragua (Nicaragua)
- Frío River
- Sabogal River
- Celeste RiverCeleste RiverCeleste River is a river in Tenorio Volcano National Park of Costa Rica. It is notable for its distinctive turquoise coloration, a phenomenon caused by a chemical reaction between sulfur and calcium carbonate. -External links:* *...
(Buenavista River)
- Zapote River
- Niño River (Pizote River)
- Sapoá River
- Frío River
- Colorado River
- Suerte River
- Tortuguero River
- Reventazón RiverReventazón RiverThe Reventazón River or Rio Reventazón, is a river in Costa Rica which forms part of the Reventazón-Parismina drainage basin, it is 145 km long and flows into the Caribbean sea. It rises in Meseta Central and flows through the Orosí, Reventazón and Turrialba Valleys...
- Parismina River
- Atirro River
- Pejibaye River
- Orosí RiverOrosí RiverThe Orosi River, also called Rio Grande de Orosi, is a river in Costa Rica near the Cordillera de Talamanca. The watershed contains one of the rainiest areas of Costa Rica, with annual rainfalls of up to 280 inches or 711.2 centimeters. It goes through the Tapantí National Park and drains into Lake...
- Pacuare RiverPacuare RiverThe Pacuare River, or the Río Pacuare, in Costa Rica has its source in the Cordillera de Talamanca and flows approximately 108 km to the Caribbean. It is a popular location for white water rafting, whitewater kayaking and riverboarding...
- Matina River
- Chirripó Duchi River (Chirripó Atlañtico River)
- Banano River
- Estrella RiverEstrella River (Nicaragua)Estrella River is a river of Costa Rica. It flows out of the Cordillera de Talamanca and drains into the Caribbean Sea at Bonifacio about halfway between Limón and Cahuita National Park.-External links:*...
- Sixaola RiverSixaola RiverThe Sixaola River is a river in southern Limón Province, Costa Rica. It flows from the Cordillera Talamanca to the Caribbean Sea northeast of Sixaola at . The river's headwaters are part of the La Amistad International Park. For part of its length, the river forms the border between Limón...
Pacific OceanPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
- Tamarindo RiverTamarindo RiverTamarindo River is a river in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica. The estuary is adjacent to the town of Tamarindo. The river has a large population of cayman . The river estuary is a popular place for surfing despite the local cayman population.The river is a major obstacle to reaching Playa...
- Nosara River
- Tempisque RiverTempisque RiverThe Tempisque River, or Rio Tempisque, is 144 km long, located entirely in Costa Rica flowing from the Guanacaste Cordillera near the Orosí Volcano and emptying into the Gulf of Nicoya...
- Bebedero River
- Cañas RiverCañas River (Bebedero River)Cañas River is a river of Costa Rica. It is a tributary of the Bebedero River. It goes into Nicaragua.-References:...
- Piedras RiverPiedras River (Nicaragua)Piedras River is a river in Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica. It rises in the Cordillera de Guanacaste and flows southward through Hacienda Tamarindo and joins Río Blanco near the town of Bebedero....
- Corobicí RiverCorobicí RiverThe Corobicí River, or the Rio Corobicí, in Costa Rica is a tributary of the Tempisque River. This wide river passes from Lake Arenal through tropical dry forest and then to open pastures, slowing as it reaches the mangrove forests nearer the coast. It is joined along its route by the Tenorio River....
- Tenorio RiverTenorio RiverThe Tenorio River in Costa Rica rises near the Tenorio Volcano where it becomes a fast moving river, with some areas of rapids popular for white-water rafting and flows to join the Corobicí River....
- Tenorio River
- Cañas River
- Cañas RiverCañas River (Tempisque River)-References:...
- Salto River
- Liberia RiverLiberia RiverThe Liberia River is a river in the northwestern Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica. It rises on the slopes of Rincón de la Vieja Volcano in the Cordillera Central and follows a southwesterly course to the town of Liberia....
- Colorado River
- Bebedero River
- Abangares RiverAbangares RiverAbangares River is a river of Costa Rica....
- Lagarto River
- Guacimal RiverGuacimal RiverGuacimal River is a river of Costa Rica....
- Aranjuez RiverAranjuez RiverThe Aranjuez is a river in Costa Rica that is born in the mountains and crosses the Guatusos province of Puntarenas. Its basin is about 200 square kilometres. It empties into the Gulf of Nicoya, in the waters of the Pacific Ocean. It takes its name from the ancient city of Aranjuez, which existed...
- Barranca River
- Jesús María RiverJesús María River-References:...
- Tárcoles RiverTárcoles RiverThe Tárcoles River, also called the Grande de Tárcoles River or the Río Grande de Tarcoles, in Costa Rica originates on the southern slopes of the Cordillera Central volcanic range and flows in a south-westerly direction to the Gulf of Nicoya...
- Pirris River
- Naranjo RiverNaranjo RiverThe Río Naranjo is a river in south-west Guatemala. Its sources are located in the Sierra Madre in the western department of San Marcos. From there it flows past the town Coatepeque in the department of Quetzaltenango through the coastal plains of Retalhuleu into the Pacific Ocean.The Naranjo river...
- Savegre River
- Térraba River
- Sierpe RiverSierpe River-References:...
- Coto Colorado River