Main source Amazon Rainforest Basin size 2,000 km (770 sq mi) | River mouth Atlantic Ocean Length 112 km | |
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Discharge Average rate:3,000 m/s (110,000 cu ft/s) | ||
The Kourou is a 112 km long river in French Guiana. The town of Kourou is located at its estuary, which is generally used as a pleasure port.
Map of Kourou River, French Guiana
Like the river Amazon, it has brown, muddy waters due to sediments picked up from the forest. A great many different fish species live in the river, and are used in the local diet.
Like many Guyanaise rivers, it is polluted by mercury, as a result of clandestine gold mining.
References
Kourou (river) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA