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Lake Volta is a reservoir impounded by the Akosombo Dam on the lower Volta River in southern Ghana. It is one of the largest reservoirs in the world. It extends from the Akosombo Dam in southeastern Ghana to the town of Yapei in the Central Gonja District, Northern Region of Ghana, some 400 kilometres (250 mi) to the north.
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
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]
Lake Volta (French: Lac Volta), the largest artificial reservoir in the world based on surface area, is contained behind the Akosombo Dam which generates a substantial amount of Ghana's electricity. It is completely within the country of Ghana and has a surface area of 8,502 square kilometres (3,283 sq mi). [ 1 ]
This is a list of rivers in Africa. See below each river's article for its tributaries, drainage areas, etc. ... Sewa River; Volta - Ghana, Burkina Faso; Cross River ...
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 ...
The border starts in the west at the tripoint with Ivory Coast on the Black Volta river; the border continues north along this river up to the 11th parallel north. [2] The border then turns east, following this parallel until it reaches the Red Volta (though note that the border is not entirely straight in this sector, as at several points the boundary jogs north or south).
The Akosombo Dam, also known as the Volta Dam, is a hydroelectric dam on the Volta River in southeastern Ghana in the Akosombo gorge and part of the Volta River Authority. [1] The construction of the dam flooded part of the Volta River Basin and led to the subsequent creation of Lake Volta. Lake Volta is the largest man-made lake in the world ...