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Waini River

Coordinates: 8°23′25″N 59°50′14″W / 8.390186°N 59.837208°W / 8.390186; -59.837208
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Waini River
Waini River is located in Guyana
Waini River
Location of mouth
Location
CountryGuyana[1]
RegionBarima-Waini
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location[1][2]
 • coordinates7°00′N 59°24′W / 7.0°N 59.4°W / 7.0; -59.4
MouthAtlantic Ocean
 • location
Waini Point[1][3]
 • coordinates
8°23′25″N 59°50′14″W / 8.390186°N 59.837208°W / 8.390186; -59.837208
 • elevation
Sea level[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • left"Left" is in the sense source to mouth but tributaries are listed mouth to source[1]
Mora Passage
Warapoko
Sabaina River
Arasika
Barama River
(Village of Santa Cruz)
Kumanaballi
Matorohana
Anaida
Arawatta
Ananu
Two Mouth
Ariaparu
Pelibelimba
Turubang
Yamira
Durabanna
Imotai
Kasipang
Source of Waini River.
 • right"Right" is in the sense source to mouth but tributaries are listed mouth to source[1][4]
Thunder Creek
Kuberina
Mokaboina
Luri
Baramanni
Barukabaru
Kumaruwa
Kuniaballi
(Village of Santa Cruz)
Sirikata River
Kuiaru River
Mubohina River
Kwabanna
Kwassi
Anapari
Akabaru
Mariwaru
Urabubaru
Potawau
Turtle
Shararin
Arawapai
Source of Waini River.

The Waini River is a river in the Barima-Waini region of northern Guyana. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean near the border with Venezuela. The upper portion of the river flows through the Guianian moist forests, while the lower Waini river flows through the eastern extent of the vast Orinoco Delta swamp forests before emptying into the sea.

Features

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Almond Beach at the mouth of the Waini River is one of the most important nesting areas for leatherback, green, hawksbill and the olive ridley marine turtles.[5] It is the only place in Guyana that has a large stretch of intact mangrove forest, brackish water and coastal swamp communities.

There are three significant waterfalls along the Waini.[1] The furthest up river is Kasatu Falls at 7°13′25″N 59°21′33″W / 7.22366°N 59.3591°W / 7.22366; -59.3591.[6][7]

Settlements along the river include Santa Cruz[1] and Santa Rosa, an Amerindian community.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:500,000 map of Guyana NW sheet, 1966.
  2. ^ "Source of Waini River". Wikimapia. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Mouth of Waini River". Wikimapia. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  4. ^ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:500,000 map of Guyana NE sheet, 1972.
  5. ^ "Field station expected to boost Almond Beach turtle conservation". Stabroek News. 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  6. ^ "Waterfalls of Guyana - the list". wondermondo.com.
  7. ^ "Kasatu Fall Longitude and Latitude - All About Countries". allaboutcountries.com.