Otin River
| Subclass of | Drinking water  |
|---|---|
| Get use | crop |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Osun State |
| Coordinate location | 7°56′14″N 4°35′43″E |
| Used by | rainforest |
Otin River be one river wey dey Inisa, Osun State, Nigeria. Eko-Ende Dam block am.[1]
Ein Legend
[edit | edit source]According to Yoruba mythology, de orisha Otin be personified insyd de Otin River. As a historical figure, before she cam be deified, she be believed to once protect de town of Inisa from invasion by ein enemies, wey de townspeople now worship am as a result. Otin originally be from de town of Otan, buh she cam to Inisa to help fight against invasions by ein neighbors.
Region
[edit | edit source]De Otin River dey cross de 950 square kilometres (370 sq mi) Odo Otin Local Government Area insyd de northeast of Osun state, den dey give am ein name.[2] De river dey flow thru rugged country, plus elevations wey dey range from 35 to 400 metres (115 to 1,312 ft) above sea level.[3] Rainfall insyd de area be about 1,400 millimetres (55 in), wey de rainy season dey last from April to November.[4] Land cover partly be tropical rainforest, buh der sanso be widespread rotational bush farming den cash crops like cocoa, kola den plantain be grown around de settlements.[5]
Course
[edit | edit source]De Otin River be 36 kilometres (22 mi) long, plus a peak discharge of 76.01 cubic metres (2,684 cu ft) per second. De drainage basin dey cover 475 square kilometres (183 sq mi).[6] E be a tributary of de Erinle River. De Eko-Ende Dam insyd de Irepodun LGA on de Otin River be impounded insyd 1973 to form a reservoir plus a capacity of 5.5 MCM. Na de headworks be designed to supply potable water to de communities of Inisa, Oba, Eko-Ende, Eko-Ajala, Ikirun, Iragbiji den Okuku. Wen dem build de dam e flood farmlands of de Oba people. As a quid-pro-quo, na dem supply piped water to Oba.[7] Downstream, de Erinle Dam insyd de Olorunda LGA be an extension of de old Ede Dam on de Erinle River. De reservoir behind de Ede-Ernle dam dey extend about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north along de Ernle River den dey cover de lowest portion of de Otin River.[5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Otin River". heyplaces.com.ng. 2026. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- ↑ Brief Historical Background, Odo-Otin.
- ↑ "River Otin stream, Nigeria". ng.geoview.info. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ↑ "River Otin / River Otin, Nigeria (general), Nigeria, Africa". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- 1 2 Adediji & Ajibade 2008, p. 111.
- ↑ Salami et al. 2009, p. 26.
- ↑ Farazmand 1999, p. 517.
External links
[edit | edit source]- "Brief Historical Background". Odo-Otin Local Government. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- Farazmand, Ali (1999-09-01). Handbook of Comparative and Development Public Administration. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-203-90475-6. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- Olajubu, Oyeronke (2012-02-01). Women in the Yoruba Religious Sphere. SUNY Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-8611-5. Retrieved 2014-08-16.