Yobe River
| Mouth of the watercourse | Lake Chad  |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | Chad Basin |
| Country | Niger, Nigeria |
| Coordinate location | 12°39′6″N 10°38′50″E, 12°39′6″N 10°38′50″E, 13°40′24″N 13°23′36″E |
| Cause of destruction | pollution |
| Used by | West Africa |
De Yobe River, dem sanso know as de Komadougou Yobe dem sanso spell am Komadugu anaa de Komadougou-Yobe (French: Komadougou Yobé), be a river insyd West Africa wey dey flow into Lake Chad thru Nigeria den Niger.[1][2] Ein tributaries dey include de Hadejia River, de Jama'are River,[3] den de Komadugu Gana River.[4] De river dey form a small part of de international border between Niger den Nigeria plus 95 miles (150 km) den dey flow a total of 200 miles (320 km).[2]
Der be concerns about changes insyd de river flow, economy den ecology secof upstream dams, de largest at present be de Tiga Dam insyd Kano State, plus plans dem discuss for de Kafin Zaki Dam insyd Bauchi State.[5]
De River Yobe dey provide a means of subsistence give hundreds of thousands of people wey dey work insyd a variety of commercial den agricultural endeavours along ein almost 200 km length insyd de state ein northern region, wich dey span seven local government areas (LGAs) from Nguru to Yunusari.[6]
Notable towns near de river dey include Gashua, Geidam, den Damasak insyd Nigeria, den Diffa insyd Niger.
Pollution
[edit | edit source]Na sam rural dwellers insyd Yobe complain say chemicals den waste products contaminate various water sources insyd dema communities, wey dey pose danger to lives.[7]
Na dem collect water tests from Yobe River amid de stormy den dry seasons at Nguru, Gashua, Azbak, Dumsai den Wachakal. Na dem analyze de tests for dema mineral constituents wey dey count Zn, Pb, Fe, Mn den Mg wey dey utilize de Nuclear Assimilation Spectrometry (AAS) whereas na dem analyze Na, Ca, den K dey utilize Fire Emanation Spectrometry (FES). De ranges of metal concentrations dem get be; Zn (7.06 mg/dm3 – 13.44 mg/dm3), Pb (0.05 mg/dm3 – 0.135 mg/dm3), Fe (0.052 mg/dm3 – 0.53 mg/dm3), Mn (0.102 mg/dm3 – 0.383 mg/dm3), Ca (28.50 mg/dm3 – 87.52 mg/dm3), Mg (7.34 mg/dm3 – 29.4 mg/dm3), Na (13.95 mg/dm3 – 22.98 mg/dm3) and K (40.08 mg/dm3 – 78.2 mg/dm3 ). From de levels of metals dem analyze, e fi be concluded say na concentrations of Zn, Pb, Fe den Mn be all over WHO den Child allowable limits insyd all inspecting regions. Dis dey demonstrate an increment insyd metal contamination stack, likely secof fertilizer development, agrarian cinders den sewage-effluent run-off squanders. Water tests dem source from dis stream fi be say as e fi be utilized for agrarian den water system purposes buh unfit for human utilization.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Niger". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2007-05-13.
- 1 2 "Komadugu Yobe River". www.britannica.com (in English). Archived from the original on 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ↑ "Hadejia". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2007-05-13.
- ↑ "Top 10 Best River in Yobe reviews". ng.africabz.com. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ↑ Kole Ahmed Shettima. "Dam Politics in Northern Nigeria: The Case of the Kafin Zaki Dam". York University, Canada. Archived from the original on 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
- ↑ "River Yobe and climate change". Daily Trust (in British English). 2021-06-16. Archived from the original on 2023-07-12. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ↑ "Rural dwellers in Yobe raise alarm on water pollution". Premium Times. Archived from the original on 2023-11-12. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
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