Sanaga River
| Mouth of the watercourse | Bight of Biafra  |
|---|---|
| Tributary | Mbam River |
| Impounded by | Song Loulou Hydroelectric Power Station, Edea Hydroelectric Power Station |
| Official language | Français |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | East |
| Coordinate location | 3°33′34″N 9°39′8″E |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Sanaga River |
De Sanaga River (formerly German: Zannaga) be de largest river insyd Cameroon dey locate insyd East Region, Centre Region den Littoral Region. Ein length be about 603 km (375 mi) from de confluence of Djérem den Lom River. De total length of Sanaga-Djérem River system be about 1,067.5 km (663.3 mi). Djérem be de longest source of Sanaga River plus a total length of 464.5 km.
Course
[edit | edit source]De Sanaga River get ein source at de Adamawa Plateau.[1] E be formed by de confluence of de Djérem den Lom Rivers insyd de north of de East Region. Djérem River get a total length of 464.5 km (288.6 mi) den Lom River a total length of 424.2 km (263.6 mi). Apart from dese originating rivers, de largest tributary of de Sanaga be Mbam River plus a total length of 548 km (341 mi).[2]
Climate
[edit | edit source]De Sanaga River dey form a boundary between two tropical moist forest ecoregions. De Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests dey lie to de north between de Sanaga River den de Cross River of Nigeria, den de Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests extend south of de river thru southwestern Cameroon den Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, de Republic of the Congo, Cabinda den de Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Hydrology
[edit | edit source]De flow of de river be measured at Edéa insyd m3/s:[3]
Dams den reservoirs
[edit | edit source]Beginning at de headwaters, der be 2 dams on de Sanaga River:
| Dam | Nameplate capacity (MW) |
Reservoir | Surface area (km2) |
Total capacity (million m3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song Loulou | 384 | 10 | ||
| Edea | 264 | |||
Transport
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- De Camrail railway dey bridge de Sanaga River at Edea.
Gallery
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Forest around de Sanaga River
Around de Sanaga River
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Knaap, M. van der (1994). Status of Fish Stocks and Fisheries of Thirteen Medium-sized African Reservoirs (in English). Food & Agriculture Org. p. 11. ISBN 9789251035818.
- ↑ Runge, Jürgen (2012-05-30). Landscape Evolution, Neotectonics and Quaternary Environmental Change in Southern Cameroon: Palaeoecology of Africa Vol. 31, An International Yearbook of Landscape Evolution and Palaeoenvironments (in English). CRC Press. p. 148. ISBN 9780415677356.
- ↑ PDF about the Hydrology of Cameroon (french)
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