| Escalante River | |
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Mouth location in Venezuela
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| Native name | Rio Escalante |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Physical characteristics | |
| River mouth | 9°14′45″N 71°47′07″W / 9.245967°N 71.785386°WCoordinates: 9°14′45″N 71°47′07″W / 9.245967°N 71.785386°W |
The Escalante River (Spanish: Rio Escalante) is a river of Venezuela. It drains into Lake Maracaibo.
The river rises in the Venezuelan Andes. It then flows through the Maracaibo dry forests ecoregion before emptying into Lake Maracaibo.