Kourou (river)
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American black vultures on the shore of the Kourou River
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| Origin | Amazon Rainforest |
| Mouth | Atlantic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Basin countries | French Guiana |
| Length | 112 km (70 mi) |
| Avg. discharge | 3,000 m3/s (110,000 cu ft/s) at mouth |
| Basin area | 2,000 km2 (770 sq mi) |
The Kourou is a 112 km long river in French Guiana. The town of Kourou is located at its estuary, which is generally used as a pleasure port.
Like the river Amazon, it has brown, muddy waters due to sediments picked up from the forest. A great many different fish species live in the river, and are used in the local diet.
Like many Guyanaise rivers, it is polluted by mercury, as a result of clandestine gold mining.
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