Messalo River

The Messalo is a major river in northeastern Mozambique.It flows through Niassa and Cabo Delgado provinces, passes near Chai, and empties into the Indian Ocean's Mozambique Channel at Quiterajo beach at 11°40′25′′S 40°26′25′′E. The Messalo River is 530 kilometers (330 miles) long, and the Messalo River Basin is 24,000 kilometers (9,300 square miles) in size.During the Mozambique flood of 2000, the river overflowed its banks.

The Messalo River is crossed by the 247 highway. Natulo and Marere are two of the river's major settlements (on the coast).

The Messalo River drains a 24,000-square-kilometer catchment area (9,300 sq mi). It is the eighth largest river in Mozambique's 18 major river basins.

The Mesalo River, the second largest river in northern Mozambique's Cabo Delgado Province, delimits the coastal area in the Macomia District to the south, along the Indian Ocean coastal belt; other coastal area boundary limits are set by the Diquide to the south and the coast line to the east. The estuary contains 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres) of pristine mangrove forests that have not been harmed by anthropogenic intervention.

Length: 530 km (330 mi)