Benue River
The Benue River is a river in Africa. It is the major tributary of the Niger River. The river is about 1,400 km long. People can travel on it for nearly the whole length in the summer months. It is an important transportation route in the places it flows through.
It starts in the Adamawa Plateau of northern Cameroon. It flows west, and through the town of Garoua and Lagdo Reservoir, into Nigeria south of the Mandara mountains. Then it goes through Jimeta, Ibi and Makurdi before meeting the Niger at Lokoja.
Large tributaries are the Gongola River and the Mayo Kébbi. Other tributaries are Taraba River and River Katsina Ala.
Benue River Media
- Drone view Benoue.jpg
Le parc national de la Benoué est situé dans la région du Nord Cameroun
- Drone view at Benoue.jpg
Le parc national de la Benoué est situé dans la région du Nord Cameroun
- Traversée de la Benoué à pirogue.jpg
Crossing the Benue River from Lagdo with a Canoe
References
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (Eleventh ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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