Upper Suriname Rivier | |
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Native name | Boven-Surinamerivier (Dutch) |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Gran Rio and Pikin Rio |
• coordinates | 4°0′49″N 55°28′36″W / 4.01361°N 55.47667°W |
Mouth | Lower Suriname River |
• location | Between the town of Brokopondo and the reservoir |
• coordinates | 5°1′2.2″N 54°58′57.6″W / 5.017278°N 54.982667°W |
The Upper Suriname River is the upper reach of the Suriname River. Shortly behind the beginning to the Lower Suriname River, there is the Brokopondo Reservoir. From there, the access by road ends at the jetty of Atjoni, near Pokigron. The Suriname River begins at the confluence of the Gran Rio and Pikin Rio near the village of Goddo with the Tapawatrasula rapids.