The Waini River is a river in the
Barima-Waini
Barima-Waini (Region 1) is a region of Guyana. Venezuela claims the territory as part of Guayana Esequiba.
The region is located in the northwest of the country and has a population of 26,941. It covers an area of . It borders the Atlantic Ocean ...
region of northern
Guyana. It flows into the
Atlantic Ocean
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near the border with
Venezuela
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. 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
The Orinoco Delta swamp forests (NT0147) is an ecoregion of eastern Venezuela and northern Guyana covering the large and shifting Orinoco Delta.
The vegetation is mostly permanently flooded rainforest.
The ecoregion is relatively intact apart fro ...
before emptying into the sea.
Features
Almond Beach at the mouth of the Waini River is one of the most important nesting areas for
leatherback
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,
green
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,
hawksbill
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and the
olive ridley
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marine turtles. 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.
The furthest up river is Kasatu Falls at .
Settlements along the river include Santa Cruz
and
Santa Rosa
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Santa Rosa may also refer to:
Places Argentina
*Santa Rosa, Mendoza, a city
* Santa Rosa, Tinogasta, Catamarca
* Santa Rosa, Valle Viejo, Catamarca
* Santa Rosa, La Pampa
* S ...
, an
Amerindian
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Many Indigenous peoples of the A ...
community.
See also
*
List of rivers of Guyana
This is a list of rivers in Guyana.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Atlantic Ocean
*''Amazon River'' (Brazil)
**''Negro River'' (Brazil)
***''Branc ...
*
List of rivers of the Americas by coastline
This list of rivers of the Americas by coastline includes the major coastal rivers of the Americas arranged by country. A link to a map of rivers with known coordinates is listed at right. The ocean coasts are demarcated as follows:
*Arctic O ...
References
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Rivers of Guyana
Barima-Waini