Saint Paul River

Saint Paul River
Saint Paul River
	Location of the Saint Paul River
Location
Countries	Guinea; Liberia;
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Guinea Highlands, Guinea
• elevation	960 m (3,150 ft)
Mouth
• location	Atlantic Ocean
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	485 km (301 mi)
Basin size	20,317 km2 (7,844 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Near mouth
• average	(Period: 1979–2015) 35.51 km3/a (1,125 m3/s)

The Saint Paul River is a river of western Africa. Its headwaters are in southeastern Guinea. Its upper portion in Guinea is known as the Diani River or Niandi River, and forms part of the boundary between Guinea and Liberia. It is known locally as the Du by the Gola people in Liberia.^[2]

The river then enters Liberia about 50 km (31 mi) north of Gbarnga and crosses Liberia in a southwesterly direction. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Mesurado in Monrovia near Bushrod Island, separating Monrovia from its suburb Brewerville.

^ ^a ^b "River Basins".
^ Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. p. 287.

[River_Basins-1] "River Basins".

[2] Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. p. 287.

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