Ekereku River

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Ekareku River
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Location
Country Guyana
Physical characteristics
Mouth Wenamu River
  location
Guyana
  coordinates
06°43′00″N60°56′00″W / 6.71667°N 60.93333°W / 6.71667; -60.93333 [1]

The Ekareku River is a river of Guyana, a tributary of the Wenamu River. [2]

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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]

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References

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

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