How Fast Is Amazon River Current?

The Amazon flows at about 7 km/h on average — but pushes 209,000 cubic metres of water into the ocean every single second. That's enough that fresh Amazon water is visible 200 km out to sea, beyond the horizon.

The Amazon discharges so much water that its fresh water remains visible 200 km out into the open Atlantic.

• Same as a housefly flying
• Discharges 209,000 m³ per second