# Moa River

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{{For|the tributary of the Amazon|Moa River (Brazil)}}
{{Infobox river
  | name              = Moa
  | image             = Tiwai Island River.jpg
  | image_size        = 250px
  | image_caption    = Tiwai Island on the Moa River
| map                = Moa Basin OSM.svg
| map_size           = 250px
| map_caption        = Map of the Moa River Basin
  | source1_location  = [Guinea Highlands](/source/Guinea_Highlands), [Guinea](/source/Guinea)
  | source1_elevation= {{cvt|930|m|abbr=on}}
  | subdivision_type1 = Countries
  | subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|[Guinea](/source/Guinea)|[Liberia](/source/Liberia)|[Sierra Leone](/source/Sierra_Leone)}}
  | length            = {{cvt|475|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="North Africa-West Coast">{{cite web|url=https://www.riversnetwork.org/V1/index.php/component/content/?view=article&id=157&catid=209&Itemid=179|title=North Africa-West Coast|access-date=2024-01-29|archive-date=2024-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129171753/https://www.riversnetwork.org/V1/index.php/component/content/?view=article&id=157&catid=209&Itemid=179|url-status=live}}</ref>
  | discharge1_location=Near mouth
  | discharge1_avg    =(Period: 1979–2015) {{cvt|32.94|km3/year|m3/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="River Basins">{{cite web|url=http://twap-rivers.org/indicators|title=River Basins|access-date=2024-01-29|archive-date=2024-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117234333/http://twap-rivers.org/indicators/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
  | mouth_location    = [Atlantic Ocean](/source/Atlantic_Ocean)
  | mouth_coordinates = 
  | river_system= Moa River
  | tributaries_left=Ouaou, Mauwa
  | tributaries_right=Mafissa, Meli, Male
  | basin_size        ={{cvt|19,560|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}<ref name="River Basins"/>
}}

The '''Moa River''' ('''Makona River''')<ref name=EB1911>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle=Liberia|volume=16 |page=539 |first=Harry |last=Johnston}}</ref> is a river in [West Africa](/source/West_Africa). It arises in the highlands of [Guinea](/source/Guinea) and flows southwest, forming parts of the Guinea–[Liberia](/source/Liberia) and the Guinea – [Sierra Leone](/source/Sierra_Leone) borders. It flows into the [Southern Province](/source/Southern_Province%2C_Sierra_Leone) of [Sierra Leone](/source/Sierra_Leone).<ref name=EB1911/> [Yenga](/source/Yenga), [Tiwai Island](/source/Tiwai_Island) and [Sulima](/source/Sulima%2C_Sierra_Leone) are located on the Moa.

==Notes==
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Category:Rivers of Sierra Leone
Category:Rivers of Guinea
Category:Rivers of Liberia
Category:International rivers of Africa
Category:Guinea–Liberia border
Category:Guinea–Sierra Leone border
Category:Southern Province, Sierra Leone
Category:Border rivers

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