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English: Map of the Volta River drainage basin showing the major tributaries and Lake Volta. Data from GTOPO30, HYDRO1k, and Natural Earth. Data from GTOPO30, HYDRO1k, and Natural Earth. Date
The Volta River has been dammed at Akosombo for generating hydroelectricity. The reservoir named Lake Volta stretches from Akosombo Dam in the south to the northern part of the country, and is the largest man-made reservoir by area in the world. [4] The country of Burkina Faso was formerly called Upper Volta, after the river. Ada, Volta River
The construction of the Akosombo Dam resulted in the flooding of part of the Volta River Basin and its upstream fields, and in the creation of Lake Volta which covers 3.6% of Ghana's total land area. [2] Lake Volta was formed between 1962 and 1966 and necessitated the relocation of about 80,000 people, who represented 1% of the population. [14]
The White Volta or Nakambé (French: Volta blanche) is the headstream of the Volta River, Ghana's main waterway. [1] [2] The White Volta emerges in northern Burkina Faso, flows through Northern Ghana and empties into Lake Volta in Ghana. [1] The White Volta's main tributaries are the Black Volta and the Red Volta. [1]
Burkina Faso has three main rivers — the Black Volta, the Red Volta and the White Volta. [1] Areas near rivers are affected by tsetse flies and simulium flies. [1] This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
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The Black Volta or Mouhoun (French: Volta noire) [1] is a river that flows through Burkina Faso for approximately 1,352 km (840 mi) to the White Volta in Dagbon, Ghana, the upper end of Lake Volta. [2] It is one of the three main parts of the Volta, with the White Volta and the Red Volta. [3]
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