Ekereku River Explained

Ekareku River
Mouth Location:	Guyana
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Guyana
Pushpin Map:	Guyana
Mouth:	Wenamu River
Mouth Coordinates:	6.7167°N -60.9333°W
Mouth Coord Ref:	^[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]

See also

• List of rivers of Guyana

References

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

External links

• Ekereku: Our Ancestral Land Video from the Amerindian Peoples Association

Bibliography

• Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.