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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 .
The border of Europe and Asia is here defined as from the Kara Sea, along the Ural Mountains and Ural River to the Caspian Sea.While the crest of the Caucasus Mountains is the geographical border with Asia in the south, Georgia, and to a lesser extent Armenia and Azerbaijan, are politically and culturally often associated with Europe; rivers in these countries are therefore included.
Dambai is the capital of the Oti Region. [3] It is located on the eastern side of the Oti River, [4] a tributary of the Volta Lake.It was declared the capital of the region which was carved out of the existing Volta Region.
Mono River mouth area in Grand-Popo area, Benin. Togo with the Oti River (north) and the Mono River (south). The Mono River is the major river of eastern Togo.. Approximately 400 km (250 mi) long, and draining a basin of about 20,000 km 2 (7,700 sq mi), it rises between the town of Sokodé and the border with Benin, and flows south.
The Oti Region is much drier than the rest of the southern areas of Ghana, due to its proximity to the north. The vegetation consist of mostly of grassland, especially savanna with clusters of drought-resistant trees such as baobabs or acacias. Between December and April is the dry season.
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The site is mainly savanna and seasonally inundated floodplains on either side of the Oti River. It has a total area of 147,840 hectares (365,300 acres) and is located at 10°35'N and 0°40'E. [1] The red-throated bee-eater occurs in the reserve
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