Corubal River
| Mouth of the watercourse | Geba River  |
|---|---|
| Country | Guinea, Guinea-Bissau |
| Coordinate location | 11°41′0″N 14°48′0″W |
De Corubal, wey e sana be Rio Corubal anaa Tomine, be river for West Africa, ebe big tributary of de Geba River. For sam short distance, e dey form de international border for Guinea den Guinea-Bissau. e get length of approximately 560 kilometres (350 mi).
En History
[edit | edit source]De Corubal form de border between Kaabu den de Imamate of Futa Jallon insyd de late 18th den early 19th centuries.[1]
During de Portuguese Colonial War insyd February 1969, de Portuguese army, wey na dem dey run from territories insyd de Madina do Boe sector, dem loose 47 soldiers to drowning wen demma overloaded raft fall for one side while dem dey cross de Corubal. De incident cam be known as de Cheche Disaster.[2]
Ein Treaty
[edit | edit source]Sam protocol agreement dem dey call de "Corubal River Agreement" wey dem sign on 21 October 1978 for Conakry by de Republic of Guinea den Republic of Guinea Bissau say ego develop den manage de Kaliba-Koribal River; de Corubal River wey e sana be Kaliba. De "Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Gambie" (OMVG) wey e sana be "The Gambia River Basin Development Organization" wey dem sana agree dem go establish to study den develop management plans for projects on de Gambia River, de Geba River den de Corubal River for power generation, irrigation, flood control, navigation, water quality den infrastructure.[3][4] De agreement wey sana dem recognized de total basin area of de Corubal River of 24000 km2 plus 17500 km2 (72.71%) insyd Guinea den de balance 27.02% insyde Guinea Bissau.[5] OMVG demma study four sites for development as hydro-electric power projects. De projects be, de Sambangalou on de River Gambia, de Fello Sounga den Saltinho Projects on de River Koliba/Corubal, den de Gaoual Project for de River Géba. However, de general agreement nor dey get any relevant substantive den procedural rules governing cooperation between Guinea den Guinea-Bissau. Hence na dem suggest say recourse for be taken to "De United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses“ wich be global instrument, dem adopt insyd 1997, to promote de equitable den sustainable development den management of river basins wey be shared by two anaa more states. Using de provisions of dis convention de existing agreement between de two basin states on development of Corubal River go need to be enlarged wey dey make specific provisions for "informing den guiding cooperation, as well as by providing de technical committee plus legal guidance for better implementing ein activities."[6]
Hydrometry
[edit | edit source]De river ein discharge be observed for 18 years (1977-1994) for Saltinho, wey dey locate sam 200 kilometers from de sea. For de Saltinho amont station, de mean annual discharge dem observe during de period be 304 m3/s for catchment area wey take cover 23,840 km2, over 90% of de entire watershed of de river. De depth of runoff reach 404 mm/yr, wich fi be considered high.[7]
Vegetation
[edit | edit source]Insyd de lower stretches of de two rivers, de banks get Mangrove forests den marshy lands, wich sanso be infested plus anopheles mosquitoes. Insyd de upper reaches of de river de basin get savanna woodland.[8]
Fauna
[edit | edit source]Chaw of Guinea-Bissau ein populations of antelope species dey situate insyd de Corubal River-Dulombi area.[9] Hippopotamus dey make up an isolated population.[10]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Mane, Mamadou. Le Kaabu (XIIIe-XIXe siècle), Une des grandes entités historiques de l’espace mandingue de Sénégambie. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ↑ "Desastre de Cheche: 'Dignificar morte' de antigos combatentes". CiênciaHoje (in English). 2026. Archived from the original on 2025-10-09. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
- ↑ Hydropolitical Vulnerability And Resilience Along International Waters: Africa. UNEP/Earthprint. 2005. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-92-807-2575-9. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ Shlomi Dinar (2008). International Water Treaties: Negotiation and Cooperation Along Transboundary Rivers. Psychology Press. pp. 247–. ISBN 978-0-415-77208-2. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Appendix 1 International Freshwater Agreements, River Basin organizations, and River Basin Commissions of Africa" (PDF). Corubal. UNEP Africa. Archived from the original (pdf) on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ "UN Watercourses Convention: Applicability And Relevance In West Africa" (pdf). International Water Law organization. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ "GHAASBasin437 - Saltinho amont". www.compositerunoff.sr.unh.edu. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
- ↑ George E. Brooks (2003). Eurafricans in Western Africa: Commerce, Social Status, Gender, and Religious Observance from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century. Ohio University Press. pp. 40–. ISBN 978-0-85255-489-0. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ East, Rod (1999). African Antelope Database 1998. IUCN. pp. 45–. ISBN 978-2-8317-0477-7. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ↑ Eltringham, S.K. (31 January 2010). The Hippos. A&C Black. pp. 139–. ISBN 978-1-4081-2868-8. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
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