Saramacca River is a river in Suriname. The Arawaks named this river "Surama", and today's name "Saramacca" is probably derived from it. It originates in the Wilhelmina Mountains and flows northwards and enters the Atlantic Ocean together with the Coppename River. It has a river basin of 9.400 km² and length of 255 km. The Saramacca River is used for water transport. Scientific exploration of the river began in the 1770s.

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Saramacca River
Aerial view of meandering Saramacca River
Location
Country	Suriname
District	Saramacca & Sipaliwini District
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Wilhelmina Mountains
• coordinates	3.7510°N 56.1175°W / 3.7510; -56.1175
Mouth	Coppename River
• coordinates	5.8319°N 55.9177°W / 5.8319; -55.9177
Basin features
Progression	Coppename River→Atlantic Ocean

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• Bruijning, Conrad Friederich Albert; Jan Voorhoeve (1977). Encyclopedie van Suriname. Amsterdam: Elsevier. ISBN 90-10-01842-3.