Saint John River

The Saint John River is one of the six major rivers of Liberia, a West African country. The river travels southwest across Liberia, with its origins in neighboring Guinea, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Bassa Cove near Edina in Grand Bassa County. The 5,700-square-mile drainage basin of the 175-mile-long (282-kilometer) river (15,000 km2).

The river's sources are in the Nimba Range of the Guinea Highlands in Guinea, and it flows south towards the Liberian border. It originates near Yalata, Guinea, to create the boundary between Guinea and Liberia's Bong County. It defines the international border for about 6 miles as it flows south.

Saint John River forms the border between Bong and Grand Bassa counties after around 15 miles (24 km) and then bends west for about 10 miles. The river then turns southwest and reaches Grand Bassa County after about 30 miles (48 kilometers). After around 8 miles (13 kilometers), it bends south for another 8 miles (13 kilometers) before returning to the southwest for about 10 miles.

It swings due south near Shoigabli for about 9 miles (14 km), passing Mount Finley, before turning more westerly and flowing generally southwest for another 9 miles. The Saint John expands and runs northwest for about 3 miles (4.8 km) between Zoblum and Alfabli before turning west for a mile to Hartford.

Length: 673 km