The Motatán River (Spanish: Rio Motatán) is a river of Venezuela. It drains into Lake Maracaibo.

Motatán River
Motatán River is located in Venezuela
Motatán River
Mouth location in Venezuela
Native nameRio Motatán (Spanish)
Location
CountryVenezuela
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • coordinates
9°30′18″N 71°05′02″W / 9.504891°N 71.084015°W / 9.504891; -71.084015

The river flows through the Maracaibo dry forests ecoregion before emptying into Lake Maracaibo from the east.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Locklin, Claudia, South America: Northwestern corner of Venezuela (NT0222), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-04-24