Ouémé River
River in Benin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ouémé River, also known as the Weme River (Yoruba language: Odò Ofe),Gbe languages:Weme : Valley, is a river in Benin.[2] It rises in the Atakora Mountains, and is about 510 kilometres (320 mi) long. It flows past the towns of Carnotville and Ouémé to a large delta on the Gulf of Guinea near the seaport city of Cotonou. The largest tributaries are the Okpara River and the Alpouro River.
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Ouémé River Weme River | |
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Location | |
Country | Benin |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• elevation | 465 m (1,526 ft) |
Mouth | Gulf of Guinea |
• location | Cotonou, Benin |
• coordinates | 6°21′11″N 2°26′39″E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 510 km (320 mi) |
Basin size | 46,990 km2 (18,140 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• average | 170 m3/s (6,000 cu ft/s)[1] |
• minimum | 0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s) |
• maximum | 1,175 m3/s (41,500 cu ft/s) |
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