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The Benue rises in the Adamawa Plateau of northern Cameroon, from where it flows west, and through the town of Garoua and Lagdo Reservoir, into Nigeria south of the Mandara mountains, and through Jimeta, Ibi and Makurdi before meeting the Niger River at Lokoja.
Benue lub Bénoué – rzeka w zachodniej Afryce, w Kamerunie i Nigerii. Główny dopływ Nigru. Długa na około 1400 km. W porze deszczowej jest żeglowna aż do miasta Garoua. Z tego względu w miesiącach letnich staje się szlakiem transportowym.
The most important tributary is the Benue River which merges with the Niger at Lokoja in Nigeria. The total volume of tributaries in Nigeria is six times higher than the inflow into Nigeria, with a flow near the mouth of the river standing at 177.0 km 3 /year before the 1980s and 147.3 km 3 /year during the 1980s.
The Gongola River is in northeastern Nigeria, the principal tributary of the Benue River. [1] The upper course of the river as well as most of its tributaries are seasonal streams, but fill rapidly in August and September. [2]
Benue State is a legacy of an administrative entity that was carved out of the protectorate of northern Nigeria at the beginning of the twentieth century. The territory was initially known as Munshi Province until 1918 when the name of its dominant geographical feature, the Benue River was adopted. [9]Benue State is named after the Benue River and was formed from the former Benue-Plateau State ...
Die Quelle des Benue liegt nördlich von Ngaoundéré im südlichen Hochland von Adamaua unter 7° 33′ nördlicher Breite und etwa 13° 33′ [7] östlicher Länge. Von dort zieht der Fluss in großem, nach Westen offenem Bogen nordwärts, empfängt bei Gewe den von Osten kommenden Mayo-Kebi, wendet sich nun westwärts und vereinigt sich 206 m ü. M. mit dem aus Süden kommenden, reißenden ...
5 kwi 2023 · Spanning the countries of Cameroon and Nigeria, the Benue River is a beautiful river that is pivotal in the region. Once known as the Chadda River, it is most prominently known for being one of the largest tributaries of the Niger River , West Africa ’s primary river.
