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Benue River (French: la Bénoué), previously known as the Chadda River or Tchadda, is the major tributary of the Niger River. [2] The size of its catchment basin is 319,000 km 2 (123,000 sq mi). Almost its entire length of approximately 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) is navigable during the summer months. [3] [1] As a result, it is an important transportation route in the regions through which it ...
5 kwi 2023 · 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. Along with this, the Benue River is also a vital transportation route with an immense distance of more than 800 miles.
21 wrz 2024 · Benue River, river in western Africa, longest tributary of the Niger, about 673 miles (1,083 km) in length. It rises in northern Cameroon as the Bénoué at about 4,400 feet (1,340 metres) and, in its first 150 miles (240 km), descends more than 2,000 feet (600 metres) over many falls and rapids, the.
1 lip 2022 · River Benue has two major hydrological water provinces in Nigeria - the Upper Benue and the Lower Benue. In Nigeria, River Benue is fed by tributaries from the two water provinces. Some of the major tributaries are Rivers Gongola, Kilunga, Mayo Ini, Mayo Belwa, Taraba, Donga, Ankwe and Katsina-Ala.
Large tributaries are the Faro River, the Gongola River and the Mayo Kébbi, which connects it with the Logone River (part of the Lake Chad system) during floods. Other tributaries include Taraba River and River Katsina Ala. [6] At the point of confluence, the Benue exceeds the Niger by volume.
Morphometric analysis was conducted for the major tributaries of river Benue in Taraba with emphasis on its hydrological response to storm events. The Study Rivers comprises twenty two...
15 kwi 2020 · Morphometric analysis was conducted for the major tributaries of river Benue in Taraba with emphasis on its hydrological response to storm events. The Study Rivers comprises twenty two...
