Rianila River Explained

Rianila River
Map:Rijeka-Rianila.png
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Madagascar
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Atsinanana
Subdivision Type5:City
Subdivision Name5:Brickaville
Length:134km (83miles)
Discharge1 Location:Near mouth
Discharge1 Avg:(Period: 1971–2000)[1]
Source1 Location:Fahona Massif
Source1 Elevation:1450m (4,760feet)
Mouth Location:Andevoranto, Brickaville, Atsinanana
Mouth Coordinates:-18.9764°N 49.1028°W
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
River System:Rianila River
Basin Size:7820km2
Tributaries Left:Rongaronga
Tributaries Right:Iaroka, Vohitra,

Rianila is a river in the Atsinanana region in eastern Madagascar. It flows down from the central highlands to flow into the Indian Ocean south of Brickaville at Andevoranto. Its largest tributary is the Rongaronga, which joins it near Brickaville as well as the Iaroka and Vohitra Rivers.

The river was previously called the Iharoka River by Western explorers (and the Jark River in a few sources).[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Madagascar.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=D7EWAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA18 History of Madagascar