Mangoro River

The Mangoro River is the largest river on the east coast of Madagascar by basin size and water volume, and is 300 km in length.^[3]

Mangoro River
Mangoro
Mangoro River
Native name	Mangoro (Malagasy)
Location
Country	Madagascar
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	14 km from Mandialaza, NE of Anjozorobe
• elevation	1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Mouth
• location	Ambodiharina, Indian Ocean
• coordinates	20°0′17.8848″S 48°46′54.0192″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	300 km (190 mi)[1]
Basin size	17,175 km2 (6,631 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Near mouth
• average	(Period: 1971–2000)386.3 m3/s (13,640 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
River system	Mangoro River
Tributaries
• right	Onive, Nosivolo

bassin of the Mangoro

Overview

The Mangoro begins northeast of the town of Anjozorobe in the Analamanga region, at approximately 1,100 meters. Its primary tributaries are the Onive River (which joins on the right bank at 200 km from the river source) and Nosivolo River.^[4][1] Its mouth is at the Indian Ocean near the town of Ambodiharina.

Owing to its many tributaries, the Mangoro maintains a high flow year round, making it an ideal river for rafting.^[5]

As of 2012, the Sherritt International Corporation planned to use the Mangoro River as a source of water for a slurry pipeline carrying ore for the Ambatovy project mines, raising environmental concerns.^[6]

Wildlife

There are small populations of crocodiles in the more placid sections of the river, but their population is minimal and continues to plummet.^[5]