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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 February 2025. Major river in West Africa Niger River Fleuve Niger (French) Joliba (Maninka) Jeluba (Bambara) Mayo Ɓalewo 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤴𞤮 𞤄𞤢𞤤𞤫𞤮 (Fula) Egerew ⴻⴳⴻⵔⴻⵡ (Tamasheq) Issa Beri (Zarma) Kwara (Hausa) Toru Beni (Ijo languages) Ọya (Yoruba) Óshimiri/ Oshimili ...
For example, due to 18 cutoffs created between 1766 and 1885, the length of the Mississippi River from Cairo, Illinois, to New Orleans, Louisiana, was reduced by 351 kilometres (218 miles). [10] These points make it difficult, if not impossible, to get an accurate measurement of the length of a river.
Significant rivers in Central America River Countries Length Significance Aguán River: Honduras: 150 mi (240 km) The Aguán River's watershed is one of seven watersheds in Honduras, [9] and covers over 1 million hectares (3,900 sq mi), of which around 200,000 are in the Aguán River Valley.
No Continent River Average discharge (m 3 /s) Length Drainage area (km 2) Outflow Type (km) (miles) 1 South America: Amazon: 224,000 6,992 4,345 6,915,000 Atlantic Ocean
Three—the Milk River, the Red River of the North, and the Saint Lawrence River—begin in the United States and flow into Canada; two do the opposite (Yukon and Columbia). Also a segment of the Saint Lawrence River forms the international border between part of the province of Ontario, Canada, and the U.S. state of New York.
Map of Niger. Mud houses on the center island at Lake Debo, a wide section of the Niger River. This is a list of rivers in Niger. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
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Covering an area of over 250 km 2 (97 sq mi), the metropolitan area sits atop two plateaux reaching 218 m (715 ft) in altitude, bisected by the Niger River. At Niamey, the river, running almost straight SSE from Gao, Mali, makes a series of wide bends. The city grew on the east ("left bank") of the river as it meanders from west to east flow to ...