Moa River

For the tributary of the Amazon, see Moa River (Brazil).
Moa
Tiwai Island on the Moa River
Map of the Moa River Basin
Location
Countries
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGuinea Highlands, Guinea
 • elevation930 m (3,050 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Atlantic Ocean
Length475 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 features
River systemMoa River
Tributaries 
 • 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.

  1. ^ "North Africa-West Coast". Archived from the original on 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  2. ^ a b "River Basins". Archived from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  3. ^ a b Johnston, Harry (1911). "Liberia" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 539.