Inini (river)

River in Saül & Maripasoula, French Guiana

3°23′49″N 53°14′27″W / 3.3969°N 53.2408°W / 3.3969; -53.2408 Mouth

• location

Confluence with Lawa

• coordinates

03°38′55″N 54°00′15″W / 3.64861°N 54.00417°W / 3.64861; -54.00417Length215 kmBasin featuresProgressionLawa→ Maroni→ Atlantic Ocean

The Inini or Grand Inini is a river in western French Guiana. It is a tributary of the Lawa, the upper course of the Maroni. The river is 215 km (134 mi) long (including its upper course Limonade) and non-navigable.^[1] The Inini is the only major river in French Guiana which runs east to west, unlike the other major rivers which run south to north.^[2] In the beginning of the 20th century, it was the site of a gold rush, and the gold prospectors have become active in the region again since the 1990s.^[3] The Inini territory which has existed between 1930 and 1946 was named after this river.^[2]

References

^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - grand inini (riviere); limonade (crique) (52--0200)".
^ ^a ^b "Au temps de l'Inini". Un Témoin en Guyane (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2020.
^ Pierre-Michel Forget (2002). "Explorations scientifique et aurifère: le paradoxe de Saint-Eugène, Guyane française" (PDF). Revue d'écologie. Retrieved 4 August 2020.