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  2. Volta River - Wikipedia

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    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

  3. List of rivers of Burkina Faso - Wikipedia

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    Map of Burkina Faso with main rivers. This is a list of streams and rivers in Burkina Faso. 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]

  4. File:Volta River basin map.svg - Wikipedia

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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

  5. List of rivers of Africa - Wikipedia

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    Great Fish River - South Africa; Great Kei River - South Africa; Black Kei River - South Africa; White Kei River - South Africa; Groot River(s) - South Africa. Groot River (Western Cape) Groot River (Southern Cape) Groot River (Eastern Cape) another name for the Orange River - South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia; Gamtoos River - South Africa; Ihosy ...

  6. List of rivers of Ghana - Wikipedia

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    The Pra River system. Bia River [1] Tano River [1] Nini River; Ankobra River [1] Pra River [2] Ofin River [3] Birim River; Anum River [4] Ayensu River [5] Densu River [6] Volta River [1] The Volta river system. Angongwi; Todzie River [7] Lake Volta. Afram River; River Asukawkaw; Oti River [8] Mo River; Atakora River; Sene River [9] Daka River ...

  7. White Volta - Wikipedia

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    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]

  8. Adomi Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Adomi Bridge (originally the Volta Bridge) is a latticed steel arch suspension bridge crossing the Volta River at Atimpoku in Ghana in West Africa. It is the first permanent bridge to span the Volta River , which drains south into the Gulf of Guinea , and is Ghana's longest suspension bridge.

  9. Afram - Wikipedia

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    The Afram River is a 100-kilometre (62 mi) river in Ghana. Prior to the construction of the Akosombo Dam in the 1960s, the Afram is a principal tributary of the Volta River and today is an equally important tributary of Lake Volta. The river runs roughly in a southwesterly direction. It collects all the drainage of the Kwahu Plateau. [1]