Red Volta

River in Burkina Faso and Ghana
10°34′00″N 00°30′00″W / 10.56667°N 0.50000°W / 10.56667; -0.50000Length320 km (200 mi)Basin size73,000 km2 (28,000 sq mi)Discharge  • locationMouth Basin featuresTributaries  • leftWhite Volta • rightWhite Volta

The Red Volta or Nazinon is a waterway located in West Africa.[1][2] It emerges near Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso and has a length of about 320 km which it joins the White Volta in Ghana.

The river is primarily located in Burkina Faso and crosses a segment of the international border between Burkina Faso and Ghana. It flows into Ghana's Upper East region and empties into the White Volta.

References

  1. ^ "Red Volta River | river, Africa". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Freshwater Ecoregions Of the World". www.feow.org. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
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