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River in Anosy, Madagascar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Onilahy is a river in Atsimo-Andrefana and Anosy (Toliara Province), southern Madagascar. It flows down from the hills near Betroka to the Mozambique Channel. It empties at St. Augustin (23.5666667°S 43.75°E), and into the Bay of Saint-Augustin.
Onilahy River | |
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Location | |
Country | Madagascar |
region | Atsimo-Andrefana, Anosy |
Cities | Mandrofify, Ambolofoty |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | near Betroka |
Mouth | Bay of Saint-Augustin |
• location | Saint Augustin, Mozambique Channel |
• elevation | 0m |
Length | 525 km (326 mi) |
Basin size | 31,600 km2 (12,200 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Near mouth |
• average | (Period: 1971–2000)183 m3/s (6,500 cu ft/s)[2] |
Basin features | |
Protection status | |
Official name | Zones humides de l'Onilahy |
Designated | 22 May 2017 |
Reference no. | 2304[3] |
Two species of cichlids are endemic to the river basin, but Ptychochromis onilahy is probably already extinct[4] and the remaining range of Ptychochromoides betsileanus covers less than 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi).[5][6]
Sources of the Onilahy river are near Beadabo. It flows through Ankilimary, to Benenitra, Ehara, Bezaha and Antanimena. It is crossed by the RN 10 near Tameantsoa. The mouth of the Onilahy river is situated in the Indian Ocean at Saint Augustin, Madagascar, 35 km south of Toliara (Tuléar).
Its main affluentes from its south are Sakamena river, Evasy River, Ianapera River, Isoanala river and the Ihazofotsy River. From the north these are Sakondry, Taheza, Sakamare and the Imatoto rivers.
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