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Rivers and Lakes of Ghana Countries Studies, U.S. Library of Congress, Accessed 2010-07-04; GEOnet Names Server This page was last edited on 16 October 2023, at ...
One of its smaller tributaries, the Oti River, enters Ghana from Togo in the east. 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 ...
Satellite image of Ghana. Ghana is a West African country in Africa, along the Gulf of Guinea. Ghana encompasses plains, low hills, rivers, Lake Volta, the world's largest artificial lake, Dodi Island and Bobowasi Island on the south Atlantic Ocean coast of Ghana. Ghana can be divided into four different geographical ecoregions.
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 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]
The Birim River is one of the main tributaries of the Pra River in Ghana and the country's most important diamond-producing area, flowing through most of the width of the Eastern region. 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 ...
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 Oti River or Pendjari River (French: Rivière Pendjari) is an international river in West Africa. It rises in Benin , forms the border between Benin and Burkina Faso , flows through Togo , and joins the Volta River in Ghana .