Black Volta
The Black Volta or Mouhoun[1] is a river that flows through Burkina Faso for approximately 1,352 km (840 mi) to the White Volta in Dagbon, Ghana, the upper end of Lake Volta.[2] The source of the Black Volta is in the Cascades Region of Burkina Faso, close to Mount Tenakourou, the highest point of the country. Further downstream it forms part of the border between Ghana and Burkina Faso, and later between Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana. Within Ghana, it forms the border between the Savannah and the Bono regions.[3][2] The Bui Dam, a hydroelectric power plant, is built on the river, just south of the Bui National Park, which the river bisects.[2][4]
| Black Volta | |
|---|---|
 Black Volta (Mouhoun) near Dédougou, Burkina Faso | |
 Black Volta shown in black | |
| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Volta River |
• location | Lake Volta |
• coordinates | 8°41′00″N 1°33′00″W |
| Length | 1,352 km (840 mi) |
| Basin size | 147,000 km2 (57,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mouth |
| (Is home to many forms of wildlife that are unique to the part of the world) | |
References
- Amisigo, Barnabas Akurigo (2005). Modelling Riverflow in the Volta Basin of West Africa: A Data-driven Framework. Cuvilier. p. 27. ISBN 9783865377012. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "Ghana - Rivers and Lakes". www.countrystudies.us. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- "CONFIRMED: Results of the 2018 Referendum on new regions". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- "Bui National Park". Ghana Wildlife Division. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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