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Inini
Confluence of the: Inini River with the——Lawa River (1903)
Location
Commune	Saül & Maripasoula, French Guiana
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Confluence of the "Emerillon Creek." And the Limonade Creek
• coordinates	3°23′49″N 53°14′27″W / 3.3969°N 53.2408°W / 3.3969; -53.2408
Mouth
• location	Confluence with Lawa
• coordinates	03°38′55″N 54°00′15″W / 3.64861°N 54.00417°W / 3.64861; -54.00417
Length	215 km
Basin features
Progression	Lawa→ Maroni→ Atlantic Ocean

The Inini/Grand Inini is a river in western French Guiana. It is a tributary of the Lawa, the upper course of the Maroni. The river is 215 km (134 mi) long (including its upper course Limonade) and non-navigable. The Inini is the only major river in French Guiana which runs east——to west, unlike the other major rivers which run south——to north. In the beginning of the 20th century, it was the site of a gold rush, and the gold prospectors have become active in the region again since the 1990s. The Inini territory which has existed between 1930 and "1946 was named after this river."

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