Ekereku River

Ekareku River
Ekereku River is located in Guyana
Ekereku River
Location
CountryGuyana
Physical characteristics
MouthWenamu River
 • location
Guyana
 • coordinates
06°43′00″N 60°56′00″W / 6.71667°N 60.93333°W / 6.71667; -60.93333[1]

The Ekareku River is a river of Guyana, a tributary of the Wenamu River.[2]

The Ekereku is one of the major tributaries of the Cuyuni River.[3] Gold mining by dredging along the banks is a major economic activity along the Ekereu and in the greater region.[4][5]

Services of the area include a police outpost[6] and airstrip.[7][8]

Sakaika Falls is on the Ekereko.[9]

  1. ^ "Ekereku River, Guyana - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates".
  2. ^ "Ekereku River, Guyana - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". geographic.org. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  3. ^ Harrison, John Burchmore; Fowler, Frank; Anderson, Charles Wilgress (1908). The Geology of the Goldfields of British Guiana. Dulau & Company.
  4. ^ "GGMC mum about reports of mining damage to riverbanks". Stabroek News. 2016-12-05. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  5. ^ "Big Ekereku mining operation selling out". Stabroek News. 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  6. ^ "Cop dies after boat sinks in Ekereku River". Stabroek News. 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  7. ^ "Timehri woman killed by aircraft propeller at Ekereku". Stabroek News. 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  8. ^ "Ganja found in plucked chicken at Ogle Airport". Stabroek News. 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  9. ^ Kelloff, Carol (2003). "The use of biodiversity data in developing Kaieteur National Park, Guyana for ecotourism and conservation" (PDF). Centre for the Study of Biological Diversity University of Guyana. Retrieved 2021-01-01.