Oba River
| Origin of the watercourse | Osun River  |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Osun State |
| Coordinate location | 7°28′26″N 4°8′44″E, 8°18′51″N 4°13′14″E |
De Oba River (Yoruba: Odo Ọba) be a river insyd Oyo den Osun States insyd Nigeria. E be de main tributary of de Osun River. De landscape dey vary from wooded savanna insyd de north to rain forest insyd de south. Chaw of de people wey dey live along ein length practice farming den fishing.
Name
[edit | edit source]De Ọba River be named for de goddess Ọba, one of de wifeys of Shango, de Yoruba god of thunder. Ein oda wifeys be Ọshun den Ọya.[1] According to legend, Ọshun trick Ọba into cutting off ein ear wey she add am to Shango ein chow, wey she say e go please am. Wen Shango find out wat na Ọba do he cam be, furious, screamed wey Osun den Oba flee frighten, turning into de two rivers. Dat be why de meeting point of de Osun den Oba rivers be so rushing.[1]
Course
[edit | edit source]De Oba River be de main tributary of de Osun River. E dey rise about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Ogbomosho insyd Oyo State.[2] De river dey flow past Ogbomosho, wer e be dammed.[3] Dem plete de Ogbomoso Reservoir on de Oba River insyd 1964, dey cover an area of 137.6 hectares (340 acres) wey get a storage capacity of 3,520 megalitres (124×106 cu ft).[4] De dam be fed by de Idekun, Eeguno, Akanbi Kemolowo, Omoogun den Yàkù streams, wey e get a catchment area of 321 square kilometres (124 sq mi).
De Oba dey continue south from de dam til e dey join de Oshun River just above de settlement of Odo Oba. Settlements along ein course from north to south dey include Apo, Iluju, Obada, Mosunmade, Otuokun, Bale, Olori den Olumoye. De river dey receive a left tributary just downstream from Obada den anoda left tributary to de south of Olori. De second tributary dey flow past Ife Odan.[5] De Ọba River dey join de Ọ̀ṣun River insyd a series of rapids.[1] De two rivers dey meet at de northern end of de Asejire Reservoir.[5]
References
[edit | edit source]- 1 2 3 Hill 2007, p. 51.
- ↑ Adeboye & Alatise 2008, p. 76.
- ↑ Adegbite 2014.
- ↑ Akintola & Gbadegesin 1997, p. 315.
- 1 2 Olafisoye 2011, p. 357.
External links
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- Adabanija, M. A.; Sunmonu, L. A. (2010). "Radiometric mapping of lower Oba river flood plain sediments, Ogbomoso South-western Nigeria" (PDF). Nigerian Journal of Physics. 21 (2). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
{{cite journal}}: More than one of|accessdate=and|access-date=specified (help) - Adeboye, Omotayo B.; Alatise, Olarewaju M. (2008). "Surface Water Potential of the River Osun at Apoje Sub-basin Nigeria" (PDF). Soil & Water Res. 3 (2). Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- Adegbite, Adewuyi (2014-05-05). "Northern farmers turning Oba River plain to gold mine". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- Akintola, F.O.; Gbadegesin, Adeniyi (1997). "Land-use changes and water quality in impounded water-supply dams in southwest Nigeria". Freshwater Contamination (Proceedings of Rabat Symposium S4, April-May 1997) (PDF). AHS Publ. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- Hill, Donald R. (2007). Caribbean Folklore: A Handbook. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-33605-8. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- Olafisoye, O. B. (2011). "Estimation of Organic Pollution of Odo Oba River (Osun State, Nigeria)" (PDF). Chemistry for Sustainable Development. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
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