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Cola Creek

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

Cola Creek (Colakreek) is a blackwater creek in Suriname's Para District. The name refers to the colour of the water, which resembles that of Coca-Cola. On weekends many tourists visit the creek from Paramaribo as it is only a short drive away. The resort on the creek was built during World War II for the American soldiers stationed at Zanderij.

Flows through: Suriname.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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