The Rewa River is the longest and widest river in

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. Located on the island of

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, the Rewa originates in Tomanivi, the highest peak in Fiji, and flows southeast for 145 km to Laucala Bay, near

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. The Rewa River drains approximately one-third of Viti Levu.''The New Encyclopædia Britannica'' Volume 10, Micropædia, 1988, pg.11
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The Rewa River is fed by two large

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, the Wainibuka and the Wainimala and it is joined by several other rivers of importance before it reaches the sea by a

delta Delta commonly refers to: * Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet * D (NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta"), the fourth letter in the Latin alphabet * River delta, at a river mouth * Delta Air Lines, a major US carrier ...

of many mouths. It is

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by small crafts up 80 kilometers from its mouth and its basin is enriched by a deep deposit of

alluvial Alluvium (, ) is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluvium is also sometimes called alluvial deposit. Alluvium is ...

soil. The delta of the river is where several Fijian villages are situated.''The Rewa Delta Villages Need Help''
Fiji Sun, 2015-01-14 The Rewa River is crossed by the Rewa Bridge at

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