Komoé River
| Mouth of the watercourse | Gulf of Guinea  |
|---|---|
| Tributary | Léraba, Manzan |
| Country | Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast |
| Coordinate location | 10°57′0″N 4°30′33″W, 5°11′27″N 3°43′21″W |
De Komoé River anaa Comoé River be a river insyd West Africa. De river dey originate on de Sikasso Plateau of Burkina Faso,[1] dey flow thru de Cascades de Karfiguéla, dey form a short section of de border between Burkina Faso den Ivory Coast before entering Ivory Coast. E dey serve as de major drainage give de northeastern portion of dat country before emptying into de Atlantic.[2] De banks of de Komoé be shaded by riparian forests along chaw of ein length, wey dey provide an important habitat give wildlife den a source of agricultural water.[2] Wer reliable floodplains dey form insyd Ivory Coast, rice fi be grown.[2] A portion of de river insyd northern Ivory Coast be de source of de vegetative richness wey earn dat area a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation, Comoé National Park.[2]
Course
[edit | edit source]De Komoé River approximately be 759 km long. E dey rise on de Sikasso Plateau den insyd de Sindou Hills wey dey flow south over several cataracts plus several falls wey dey include de "Chutes de la Komoé" den Karifiguela Falls.[3] Upstream of de Karifiguela Falls e be known locally as de Koba River.[3] At 09°42′11″N 004°35′10″W / 9.70306°N 4.58611°W e be joined from de right (west) by de Léraba River, whereafter e dey flow southeast den dey form de border between Burkina Faso den Ivory Coast for sam 60 kilometres (37 mi), before e dey enter Ivory Coast four kilometres southwest of de village of Balanfodougou.
Insyd Ivory Coast, e dey continue southeast, past de Comoé National Park, wey dey form de border between ein Zanzan District den Savanes District. At 09°10′26″N 003°53′33″W / 9.17389°N 3.89250°W e dey turn south dey flow thru eastern Ivory Coast den dey empty into de far eastern end of de Ébrié Lagoon complex den ultimately de Gulf of Guinea near de port of Grand-Bassam.[2]
Tributaries
[edit | edit source]- Léraba River at 09°42′11″N 004°35′10″W / 9.70306°N 4.58611°W a right tributary from de west,
- Boin River at 09°12′38″N 003°57′53″W / 9.21056°N 3.96472°W a left tributary from de north insyd Comoé National Park.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Rupley, Lawrence A.; Bangali, Lamissa; Diamitani, Boureima (2013). "Sikasso Plateau". Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-8108-6770-3.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Mepham, Robert (1991). IUCN Directory of African Wetlands. Pinter Pub. Ltd. ISBN 2-88032-949-3.
- 1 2 Rupley, Lawrence A.; Bangali, Lamissa; Diamitani, Boureima (2013). "Komoé". Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-8108-6770-3.
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