The Lokoho River is located in northern Madagascar. It drains to the north-east coast, into the Indian Ocean. It drains the southern half of the Marojejy Massif. Its mouth is situated 25 km in the south of Sambava, near Farahalana.
| Lokoho River | |
|---|---|
 Lokoho river | |
| Location | |
| Country | Madagascar |
| Region | Sava |
| Cities | Farahalana, Marojala |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • elevation | 2,100 m (6,900 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Farahalana, Indian Ocean |
• coordinates | 14°25′00″S 50°10′43″E / 14.41667°S 50.17861°E |
| Length | 150 km (93 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,237 km2 (864 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | (Period: 1971–2000)86.1 m3/s (3,040 cu ft/s)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Lokoho River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Ankaibe |
There were some projects for the installation of hydroelectric power plants by Jirama in the 1970s, but they were never completed.
In 2002 another project, for a plant of 6 kW capacity by Jirama in cooperation with the French EDF, German RWE, GTZ and Canadian Hydro-Québec, was launched. It was stopped in 2009[2] due to the Malagasy political crisis.
References edit
- ^ a b "Madagascar".
- ^ "EDM électricité de Madagascar". www.edm.mg. Archived from the original on 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
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