REWA RIVER

longest and most important stream of the Fijian islands, in the South Pacific. It rises on the flanks of Tomanivi, in north-central Viti Levu, the principal island of Fiji, and flows southeast for 90 miles (145 km) to its mouth at Lauthala (Laucala) Bay on the southeast coast, near Suva (the national capital). The river drains one-third of the island, and its valley and fertile deltas support rice and dairy production. Small steamers are able to navigate upstream for 50 miles (80 km).