Betsiboka River

Betsiboka River

river, main stem, watercourse

Nickname	Roter Fluss
Mouth of the watercourse	Indian Ocean
Tributary	Ikopa River, Mananara River
Drainage basin	unknown value
Country	Madagascar
Coordinate location	18°21′31″S 47°29′7″E, 15°52′4″S 46°18′35″E
Connects with	Amparihibe

Betsiboka River be a 525-kilometre (326 mi) long river insyd central-north Madagascar. E dey flow northwestward den dey empty to Bombetoka Bay, wey dey form a large delta. E dey originate to de east of Antananarivo. De river be surrounded insyd mangroves. De river be distinctive for ein red-coloured water, wich be caused by river sediments. De river dey carry an enormous amount of reddish-orange silt to de sea. Much of dis silt be deposited at de mouth of de river anaa insyd de bay.

E be dramatic evidence of de catastrophic erosion of northwestern Madagascar. Removal of de native forest for cultivation den pastureland during de past 50 years lead to massive annual soil losses wey dey approach 250 metric tonnes per hectare (112 tons per acre) insyd sam regions of de island, de largest amount dem record anywer insyd de world. Several fish species be endemic to de river basin, wey dey include de three cichlids Paretroplus petiti, P. tsimoly den P. maculatus.

De Betsiboka ein largest tributary, de Ikopa River, dey drain de capital city of Antananarivo.

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  Betsiboka River estuary dem see from space
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  De Betsiboka River insyd normal conditions
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  De Betsiboka River wen e flood

External links

• Floods in Madagascar at NASA Earth Observatory
• Sediment Laden Drainages at Lunar and Planetary Institute, USRA
• NASA: Earth from Space