Rewa River
| Rewa river | |
|---|---|
Aerial view of the Rewa River with Nausori town, the old and new Rewa Bridge visible. The town is the only urban centre in Fiji along its banks. | |
Watershed of the Rewa River | |
| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Wainibuka and Wainimala |
| • location | Nadrau Plateau |
| • coordinates | 17°49′21.9936″S 178°20′50.2332″E / 17.822776000°S 178.347287000°E |
| • elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| 2nd source | Wainibuka |
| • coordinates | 17°33′41.3028″S 177°59′36.654″E / 17.561473000°S 177.99351500°E |
| • elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
| 3rd source | Wainimala |
| • coordinates | 17°43′26.6304″S 177°58′27.264″E / 17.724064000°S 177.97424000°E |
| • elevation | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
| Mouth | Laucala Bay (Pacific Ocean) |
• coordinates | 18°8′52.6956″S 178°31′27.1524″E / 18.147971000°S 178.524209000°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | • Rewa–Wainibuka 172 km (107 mi) • Rewa–Wainimala 167 km (104 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,092.2 km2 (1,193.9 mi2) |
| Width | |
| • maximum | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Depth | |
| • maximum | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rewa Delta |
| • average | 7.9 km3/a (250 m3/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Navolau |
| • average | (1970–2010) 187.7 m3/s (6,630 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 33.3 m3/s (1,180 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 3,216.8 m3/s (113,600 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Pacific Ocean |
| River system | Rewa River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Wainibuka |
| • right | Wainimala, Waidina, Waimanu |
The Rewa River is the longest and widest river in Fiji. Located on the island of Viti Levu, the Rewa originates from the confluence of the Wainibuka and Wainimala rivers and flows southeast to Laucala Bay near Suva.