Besokatra River
Appearance
Besokatra River | |
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Location | |
Country | Madagascar |
Region | Diana |
City | Mahavanona |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | near Joffreville, Diana |
• elevation | 1,332 m (4,370 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Indian Ocean |
• coordinates | 12°23′00″S 49°26′33″E / 12.38333°S 49.44250°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 61.8 km (38.4 mi) |
Basin size | 113.4 km2 (43.8 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Mahavanona1980-1983 |
• average | 1.5 m3/s (53 cu ft/s)1980-1983 |
• minimum | 0.143 m3/s (5.0 cu ft/s) |
• maximum | 4.73 m3/s (167 cu ft/s) |
The Besokatra River is located in northern Madagascar.[1] Its sources are situated near Joffreville in the Amber Mountain National Park, in the Ambohitra Massif, it crosses the Route nationale 6 near Mahavanona and flows into the Indian Ocean.
The water supplies of Diego Suarez depend entirely of water from the Besokatra river bassin.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rivers and streams on Madagascar - MADADOC" (PDF). madadoc.irenala.edu.mg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ ANTSIRANANA - Quand les élèves mènent l’enquête sur l’eau