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This is a list of rivers in French Guiana. By drainage basin [ edit ] This list is arranged by drainage basin , with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
French Guiana. French Guiana (/ ɡiˈɑːnə / or / ɡiˈænə /; French: Guyane, [ɡɥijan] ⓘ; French Guianese Creole: Lagwiyann [la.ɡwi.jãn]) is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west and Brazil to the east and south ...
The Rivière de Cayenne ( French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ də kajɛn], " Cayenne River") is a river in French Guiana, formed by the Rivière des Cascades, Tonnegrande, and Montsinéry River. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean near the city of Cayenne, forming an estuary about 2 km long. It is 43.7 km (27.2 mi) long, including its upper course ...
Pages in category "Rivers of French Guiana" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
French Guiana is situated on the northeast coast of South America between 2° and 5° latitude north and covers an area of 35,135 square miles. It is separated from Surinam (Dutch Guiana) by the Maroni River and two of its tributaries, the Aoua and Itany, in the west, and from Brazil by the Tumuc Humac Mountains in the south and the Oyapock ...
65,830 km 2 (25,420 sq mi) Discharge. • average. 1,700 m 3 /s (60,000 cu ft/s) 2,586 m 3 /s (91,300 cu ft/s) Map of the Maroni River from 1896. The Maroni or Marowijne (French: Maroni [maʁɔni]; Dutch: Marowijne [ˌmaːroːˈʋɛi̯nə]; Sranan Tongo: Marwina-Liba) is a river in South America that forms the border between French Guiana and ...
The Oyapock or Oiapoque (/ ˈɔɪ.əpɒk, ɔɪ.əˈpoʊki /; French: Fleuve Oyapock [flœv ojapɔk]; Portuguese: Rio Oiapoque [ˈʁiu ɔjɐˈpɔki]) is a 403-kilometre (250 mi) long river in South America that forms most of the border between the French overseas department of French Guiana and the Brazilian state of Amapá. [1][2]
The Sinnamary ( French pronunciation: [sinamaʁi]) is a river in French Guiana. It is 290 km (180 mi) long. [ 2] It rises in the center of the country, flowing north until it reaches the Atlantic Ocean near the town of Sinnamary. Its longest tributary is the Koursibo. [ 2] The Petit-Saut Dam was built near Petit-Saut between 1989 and 1994.