Sanaga River

Sanaga River
The Sanaga River after the Edea Hydroelectric Power Station
Map of the Sanaga River drainage basin
Country Cameroon
Regions East Region, Centre Region, Littoral Region
Citys Edéa, Nanga Eboko, Bélabo
Physical characteristics
Main source Confluence of Djérem River and Lom River[1]
628 m (2,060 ft)
5°19′26″N 13°23′52″E / 5.323772°N 13.397769°E / 5.323772; 13.397769
River mouth Bight of Biafra
0 m
3°33′34″N 9°39′08″E / 3.559338°N 9.652175°E / 3.559338; 9.652175
Length 582 km (362 mi), with Djérem 976 km (606 mi)
Discharge
  • Location:
    Edéa
  • Minimum rate:
    234 m3/s (8,300 cu ft/s)
  • Average rate:
    1,985 m3/s (70,100 cu ft/s)
  • Maximum rate:
    6,950 m3/s (245,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River system Sanaga River
Basin size 132,990 km2 (51,348 sq mi)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Long River, Tete River, Sele River, Mfam River, Ngoba River
  • Right:
    Mbam River, Mbuku River, Ligene River, Djam River, Dorong River, Jape River, Uem River
Waterbodies Song Loulou Hydroelectric Power Station, Edea Hydroelectric Power Station
Bridges Japoma Bridge

The Sanaga River (formerly German: Zannaga) is a river of East Region, Centre Region and Littoral Region of Cameroon. Its length is about 600 kilometres (370 mi).

Course

The Sanaga River has its Source at the Adamawa Plateau.[2] It is formed by the confluence of the Djérem River and Lom River in the north of the East Region. Apart from those originating rivers, its main tributary is the Mbam River.[3]

Klima

The Sanaga River 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.

Hydrology

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

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

Transport

Edea bridge on the Sanaga

References

  1. 1 2 3 PDF about the Hydrology of Cameroon (french)
  2. ↑ Knaap, M. van der (1994). Status of Fish Stocks and Fisheries of Thirteen Medium-sized African Reservoirs. Food & Agriculture Org. p. 11. ISBN 9789251035818.
  3. ↑ 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 / 3.5593389; 9.6521750


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