Neverí River

Neverí River
Location
CountryVenezuela
Physical characteristics
MouthCaribbean Sea
 • coordinates
10°10′15″N 64°42′29″W / 10.1708°N 64.7081°W / 10.1708; -64.7081

Neverí River (in Spanish, río Neverí) is a river of northern Venezuela, located next to Santa Fe in the state of Sucre. It flows into the Caribbean Sea.[1][2]

The discharge of industrial and municipal waste, without any treatment, carried by runoff from the Unare and Neverí rivers resulted in the past in chromium concentrations far exceeding the maximum permitted value (47.50 µg·g⁻¹).[3]

In mid-2009, the Venezuelan Ministry of the People’s Power for the Environment began a cleanup of the banks of the Neverí River. The project included the removal of the invasive aquatic plant known as “bora” (Eichhornia crassipes), which was to be cleared from a 1.5-kilometer stretch of the river channel between the Monagas and Iron bridges in the city of Barcelona, as well as the restoration and cleaning of an additional 5 kilometers of the Neverí riverbed.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Murphy, Alan; Green, Dan (2002). Venezuela Handbook: The Travel Guide. Footprint. pp. 235–236. ISBN 978-1-903471-41-8.
  2. ^ Ravenstein, Ernest George; Reclus, Elisée; Keane, Augustus Henry (2025-07-10). The Earth and its Inhabitants. South America: Vol. I. BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 978-3-388-42598-6. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  3. ^ a b Noticias (ABN), Agencia Bolivariana de (2009-06-03). "Ministerio del Ambiente inicia saneamiento del río Neverí, contaminado por aguas servidas y minado por la bora". Aporrea (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  4. ^ Ariza, Vivian (2025-05-12). "Inició limpieza del canal de alivio del río Neverí en Barcelona". Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-13.