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St. John Falls near Gbedin

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This impressive waterfall has formed in St. John River – a border river between Guinea and Liberia.

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GPS coordinates
7.3341 N 8.8434 W
Location, address
Africa, Guinea, Nzérékoré, east from Dieke and Liberia, Nimba, St.John river north from Gbedin station
Alternate names
Gbedin Falls, Gbedi Falls
Height
˜ 25 – 30 m
Stream
St. John River

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WorldYellow In detail

This waterfall is some 25 – 30 m tall. The block of gneiss divides falls into two parts, where the eastern part is much smaller than the western one.

The main – western part of falls – is fan-shaped. The stream of St. John River here is some 20 – 25 m wide but after the falls it is up to 120 m wide.

Above the falls are located several more impressive rapids.

To the south is located locally famous site – Gbedin Rice Station. Here in the 1950s – 1960s was an ongoing experiment for growing swamp rice. The experiment was only partly successful.

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