Nyong River

Nyong river
Nyong River
The Nyong River in Cameroon
Other name(s) Yong
Country Cameroon
Regions Littoral Region, East Region, South Region, Centre RegionCentre Region
Citys Abong-Mbang, Mbalmayo
Physical characteristics
Main source Near Abong-Mbang
690 m (2,260 ft)
3°52′00″N 13°28′00″E / 3.86667°N 13.46667°E / 3.86667; 13.46667
River mouth Bight of Biafra
0 m
3°15′39″N 9°54′16″E / 3.26083°N 9.90444°E / 3.26083; 9.90444Coordinates: 3°15′39″N 9°54′16″E / 3.26083°N 9.90444°E / 3.26083; 9.90444
Length 690 km (430 mi)
Discharge
  • Location:
    Déhané
  • Minimum rate:
    40 m3/s (1,400 cu ft/s)
  • Average rate:
    446 m3/s (15,800 cu ft/s)
  • Maximum rate:
    1,226 m3/s (43,300 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River system Nyong River
Basin size 27,800 km2 (10,734 sq mi) [1]
Population 1,179,200
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Long Mafok, Soo, Soumou, Kama [1]
  • Right:
    Kom, Mfoumou, Afamba, Ato, Mefou, Akono, Liyeke, Kéllé [1]
Waterfalls Trappenbeck Rapids

The Nyong (formerly German: Yong) is a river in Cameroon. The river flows approximately 690 kilometres (430 mi) to empty into the Gulf of Guinea.

Course

The Nyong originates 40 km (25 mi) east of the town of Abong-Mbang, where the northern rain forest feeds it.[2] The river's length is almost parallel to the lower reaches of the Sanaga River. Its mouth is in Petit Batanga, 60 km (40 mi) south-southwest of Edéa.[3] In two places, Mbalmayo and Déhané, the river has huge rapids. The first 400 km (250 mi) of the river, between Abong-Mbang and Mbalmayo, are navigable for small boats from April to November.

Hydrology

The flow of the river was measured at Déhané in m³/s[1]

Transport

The town of Mbalmayo, which has a railhead, lies on the north bank of this river.[2] The towns of Akonolinga and Abong-Mbang also lie on it.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 PDF about the Hydrology of Cameroon (french)
  2. 1 2 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. 157. ISBN 9780415677356.
  3. ↑ Office, United States Hydrographic (1952). Publications ... U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 123.
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