Inini (river)

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 or 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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3] The Inini territory which has existed between 1930 and 1946 was named after this river.^[2]