Sanaga River
The Sanaga River is a river of South Province, Cameroon, Centre Province, Cameroon, and West Province, Cameroon. Its length is about 600 kilometres.
The Sanaga River (formerly German: Zannaga) forms a boundary between two tropical moist forest ecoregions. The Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests lie to the north between the Sanaga River and the Cross River of Nigeria, and the Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests extend south of the river through southwestern Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Cabinda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Sanaga River originates in the Adamawa Plateau where the Djérem River and Lom River meet.[1] Apart from those originating rivers, its main tributary is the Mbam River.[2]
Transport
Towns
Dams and reservoirs
Beginning at the headwaters, there are 2 dams on the Sanaga River:
| Dam | Nameplate capacity (MW) | Reservoir | Surface area (km²) | Total capacity (Mio. m³) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song Loulou | 384 | 10 | ||
| Edea | 264 | |||
References
- ↑ Knaap, M. van der (1994). Status of Fish Stocks and Fisheries of Thirteen Medium-sized African Reservoirs. Food & Agriculture Org. p. 11. ISBN 9789251035818.
- ↑ Runge, Jürgen (2012-05-30). Landscape Evolution, Neotectonics and Quaternary Environmental Change in Southern Cameroon: Palaeoecology of Africa Vol. 31, An International Yearbook of Landscape Evolution and Palaeoenvironments. CRC Press. p. 148. ISBN 9780415677356.
Further reading
Coordinates: 3°33′33.62″N 9°39′07.83″E / 3.5593389°N 9.6521750°E