{"id":2484,"date":"2023-03-10T09:22:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T08:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aboutriver.com\/?p=2484"},"modified":"2023-03-10T09:22:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T08:22:34","slug":"how-much-water-flows-down-the-amazon-river-each-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aboutriver.com\/how-much-water-flows-down-the-amazon-river-each-day\/","title":{"rendered":"How much water flows down the amazon river each day?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Amazon River is the largest river in the world by discharge volume of water. It flows through the countries of Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Brazil. There is an estimated 206,000 cubic kilometers of water that flow through the Amazon each day. This is about 10 times the amount of water discharge than the next largest river, the Congo.<\/p>\n

The Amazon river flows at a rate of approximately 55,000 cubic feet per second, which equates to approximately 342 million gallons of water per day.<\/p>\n

How much water flows down the Amazon river? <\/h2>\n

The Amazon River is one of the largest rivers in the world, with an average discharge of 215,000 m3\/s (7,600,000 cu ft\/s). It is located in South America and flows through the Amazon rainforest. The river is approximately 6,591 km3 (1,581 cu mi) in length and has a drainage basin of approximately 7,570 km3 (1,820 cu mi).<\/p>\n

The Amazon is the second longest river in the world, after the Nile. It is also the largest river by discharge of water, with an average flow of about219 million liters per second. The Amazon basin is home to the largest rainforest in the world, which covers an area of about 5.5 million square kilometers.<\/p>\n

How much water does the Amazon dump into the ocean <\/h3>\n