Suriname

The Suriname River runs through the country of Suriname and is 480 kilometers long. Its headwaters are in the Guiana Highlands, near the Wilhelmina Mountains and the Eilerts de Haan Mountains (where it is known as the Gran Rio). The river travels beneath the reservoir through Brokopondo, Berg en Dal, the migrant villages Klaaskreek and Nieuw-Lombé, Jodensavanne, Carolina, Ornamibo, and Domburg before reaching the capital of Paramaribo on the left bank and Meerzorg on the right. It is joined by the Commewijne near Nieuw-Amsterdam and runs into the Atlantic Ocean shortly thereafter at the sandspit Braamspunt.

The river features multiple rapids and several dams, the greatest of which is the Afobaka Dam. The flow of the river is blocked by the Brokopondo Reservoir, which separates the river into two pieces. The upstream segment is nearly entirely through the Sipaliwini district, while the downstream section passes through the districts of Brokopondo, Para, Commewijne, Wanica, and Paramaribo. The Jules Wijdenbosch Bridge in Paramaribo was officially inaugurated in 2000 by President Jules Wijdenbosch, who commissioned the bridge's construction and is named after him. The bridge provides access to the country's east. A wooden bridge spans the river near Carolina, about 50 kilometers south of Paramaribo.

Length: 480 km