Kwitaro River

The Kwitaro River is a tributary of the Rupununi River in Guyana.

Kwitaro River
Location
CountryGuyana
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location

The Kwitaro is a part of the Rewa River Basin, which is a tributary of the Rupununi River in the larger Essequibo drainage system and within Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo. It lies at approximately 120 m. elevation. River depth is highly variable,[1] and water level by altimetry varies from a low of 86.53 m. to a high of 94.28 m.; averaging 89.30 m.[2]

Vegetation is lowland seasonally inundated and terra firma evergreen tropical forest.

The Kwitaro breaks off into Pobawau Creek (3º16’3.1”N, 58º46’42.7”W). Cacique Mountain (3º11’29.5”N, 58º48’42.0”W) is 10 km. southwest of Pobawau Creek.[1]

Economy and Settlement

The area is mostly untouched, but has had human impact evidenced from slashes on balata trees that indicate bleeding for latex.[2] Mining, usually in the form of dredging, is prohibited.[3] It is an important waterway for Wapishana people.[4][5]

Amerindian villages that are a part of the Kwitaro River ecosystem include Aishalton, Awarewaunau, Maruranau and Shea.[6]

See also

References
  • Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  1. "(PDF) Eastern Kanuku Mountains, Lower Kwitaro River, Guyana". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  2. "Kwitaro, River | General Info | Database for Hydrological Time Series of Inland Waters (DAHITI)". dahiti.dgfi.tum.de. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  3. "Miners warned about prohibited Rupununi areas". Stabroek News. 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  4. "Wapichan people launch website to expose growing threats to their forest – Size of Wales". Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  5. "Wapichan people to monitor ancestral lands for harmful development". Stabroek News. 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  6. "Diesel spill in South Rupununi creek prompts call for protection measures". Stabroek News. 2019-10-20. Retrieved 2021-01-07.


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