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This is a list of rivers in Ghana. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Ghana The Pra River ...
Ghana river stubs (27 P) Pages in category "Rivers of Ghana" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
The Volta River (Akan: Asuo Firaw, Ewe: Amuga, French: Fleuve Volta) is the main river system in the West African country of Ghana. It flows south into Ghana from the Bobo-Dioulasso highlands of Burkina Faso. The main parts of the river are the Black Volta, the White Volta, and the Red Volta.
The Pra River is a river in Ghana, the easternmost and the largest of the three principal rivers that drain the area south of the Volta divide. Rising in the Kwahu Plateau near Mpraeso and flowing southward for 240 km (149.129 mi) through rich cocoa and farming areas and valuable forests in the Akan lowlands, the Pra enters the Gulf of Guinea ...
The Densu River is a 116 km long river in Ghana rising in the Atewa Range. [2] It flows through an economically important agricultural region, supplies half the drinking water to Ghana's capital city of Accra. The river ends in an ecologically significant wetland delta [3] on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. [4]
The river rises in the east of the Atewa Range, flows north through the gap between this range and the Kwahu Plateau, then runs roughly south-west until it joins the Pra. It gives its name to the Birimian rock formation, which yields most of the gold in the region. Ghana is the second largest producer of gold in Africa. [1]
Ayensu River is a river in Ghana. [1] It discharges into Ouiba Lagoon, and is surrounded by the Winneba Wetlands. [2] As early as 1939 there were plans to build a bridge along the river near Jahadzi. [3] Geologically, Ayensuadzi-Brusheng Quartz Schists are found in the river area. [4]
Lakes of Ghana (2 C, 3 P) R. Rivers of Ghana (2 C, 34 P) Pages in category "Bodies of water of Ghana" This category contains only the following page.