The Orinoco River has the third largest flow of the world’s rivers averaging a discharge of 5.4 x 1011 m3 per year to the Atlantic Ocean. Combined, the Orinoco and Amazon Rivers account for 25 percent of the freshwater discharge to the world’s oceans.The Orinoco River originates in the Sierra Parima at an elevation of 1,074 m and receives water from more than 2,000
