Sigatoka Valley
The Sigatoka Sand Dunes are at the mouth of the river, and the Nadarivatu Dam was completed in 2012 in its headwaters.
History
Sigatoka River was historically the only means of transport from the Fijian coast to the island's lush interior. The river provided locals for fisheries, as well as water for agriculture and drinking.
During the Colo Wars, the valley around the Sigatoka River became a bastion for hill tribes who resisted British rule.
From 1912 to 1923, banana plantations in the Sigatoka River Valley suffered severe episodes of a fungal infection called Mycosphaerella musicola, also known as the Yellow Sigatoka disease.
Since 2006, the Sigatoka River is still used for jet-boat excursions in one of the world's first village safaris.
References
- ^ Craigie, H. R. (1936). Handbook of Fiji. Suva, Fiji: Government printer. p. 3.
18°10′32″S 177°31′12″E / 18.1756°S 177.52°E