Moa River

River in Liberia, Sierra Leone
  • Guinea
  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone
Physical characteristicsSource  • locationGuinea Highlands, Guinea • elevation930 m (3,050 ft) Mouth 
 • location
Atlantic OceanLength475 km (295 mi)[1]Basin size19,560 km2 (7,550 sq mi)[2]Discharge  • locationNear mouth • average(Period: 1979–2015) 32.94 km3/a (1,044 m3/s)[2] Basin featuresRiver systemMoa RiverTributaries  • leftOuaou, Mauwa • rightMafissa, Meli, Male

The Moa River (Makona River)[3] is a river in west Africa. It arises in the highlands of Guinea and flows southwest, forming parts of the Guinea–Liberia and the Guinea – Sierra Leone borders. It flows into the Southern Province of Sierra Leone.[3] Yenga, Tiwai Island and Sulima are located on the Moa.

Notes

  1. ^ "North Africa-West Coast".
  2. ^ a b "River Basins".
  3. ^ a b Johnston, Harry (1911). "Liberia" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 539.

7°01′09″N 11°32′29″W / 7.0192°N 11.5413°W / 7.0192; -11.5413


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