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The Imo River is located in southeastern Nigeria and flows 150 miles into the Atlantic Ocean. Its estuary is around 40km wide, and the river has an annual discharge of 4km3 with 26,000 hectares of wetland. The Imo's tributary Rivers are the Otamiri and Oramirukwa. The Imo was cleared under the British colonial administration of Nigeria in 1907–1908 and 1911; first to Aba and then to Udo near Umuahia.

The deity, or Alusi of the river is the female Imo Mmiri who communities surrounding the river believe to be the owner of the river. A festival for the Alusi is held annually between May and July. The Imo River features an 830 meter bridge at the crossing between Rivers State and Akwa Ibom.