| Mahaica River | |
|---|---|
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | Guyana |
| Region | Demerara-Mahaica, Mahaica-Berbice |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Atlantic Ocean |
• location | Mahaica |
• coordinates | 6°43′N 57°55′W / 6.717°N 57.917°W |
The Mahaica River is a small river in northern Guyana that drains into the Atlantic Ocean. The village of Mahaica is found at its mouth.
It is one of Guyana's principal coastal streams that also forms a rough border between the Demerara-Mahaica region and the Mahaica-Berbice region. The extent of brackish water that has made its way inland has been recorded at 12 miles. The estimated flow in cubic ft. per second is 1,700 (wet season) and 700 (dry season).[1]
The origin of the Mahaica is difficult to trace because its upper watersheds overlap with the lower watersheds of the Demerara and Berbice rivers. The river breaks off into smaller tributaries making it seem "boundless."[2]
- ^ Worts, G. F. Jr. (1963). "A Brief Appraisal of Ground-Water Conditions of the Coastal Artesian Basin of British Guiana, South America" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ Vaughn, Sarah E. (2013). "Between a Promise and a Trench: Citizenship, Vulnerability, and Climate Change in Guyana". COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: 145–147. doi:10.7916/D8KD255H. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
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