- Hydrology of the Orinoco River. Stage at several stations along the lower
Orinoco River. The near simultaneous peak
- discharge along the river reflects the change from wet to dry to wet
season across the entire drainage basin. Wet season
- river discharge (measured in m3/sec) is typically 26 times greater than
dry season discharge. This difference is much
- greater than most other major tropical rivers (for example the Amazon wet
season to dry season discharge ratio is only
- 2 to 3). This tremendous difference in Orinoco wet and season discharge
is a major controlling factor in delta hydrology.
