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The Volta River (Akan: Asuo Firaw, Ewe: Amuga) is the main river system in the West African country of Ghana. It flows south into Ghana from the Bobo-Dioulasso highlands of Burkina Faso. The main parts of the river are the Black Volta, the White Volta, and the Red Volta.
27 wrz 2024 · Volta River, chief river system of Ghana, formed from the confluence of the Black Volta and White Volta headstreams. The Volta flows generally southward through Ghana, discharging into the Gulf of Guinea. Its major tributaries are the Afram and the Oti (Pandjari).
Volta River. The Volta River is the main river system in the West African country of Ghana. It flows south into Ghana from the Bobo-Dioulasso highlands of Burkina Faso. Map. Directions. Satellite. Photo Map.
Volta River basin covers about 400,000 km 2 (Van de Giesen et al. 2010). The river basin is a trans-national catchment shared by six riparian countries (Fig. 1).
Download scientific diagram | The map of Volta River basin in West Africa. Original map adapted from http://www.zef.de/publ_maps.html. from publication: Long-Term Water Storage Changes of...
It is the ninth largest river basin in sub-Saharan Africa. About 85% of the Volta basin is located in Burkina Faso and Ghana while Togo, Benin, Cote d'Ivoire and Mali share the remaining 15%. The basin is divided into four major sub-basins: the Black Volta, the White Volta, the Oti and the Lower Volta.
The Black Volta River Basin (BVRB) is one of the flood-prone sub-basins in the West African sub-region experiencing frequent and severe flood-related disasters in recent times.
