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The Sanaga River (formerly German: Zannaga) is the largest river in Cameroon located in East Region, Centre Region and Littoral Region. Its length is about 603 km (375 mi) from the confluence of Djérem and Lom River. The total length of Sanaga-Djérem River system is about 1,067.5 km (663.3 mi). Djerem is the longest source of Sanaga River with a total length of 464.5 km.

Course

The Sanaga River has its source at the Adamawa Plateau.[3] It is formed by the confluence of the Djérem and Lom Rivers in the north of the East Region. Djérem River has a total length of 464.5 km (288.6 mi) and Lom River a total length of 424.2 km (263.6 mi). Apart from these originating rivers, the largest tributary of Sanaga is Mbam River with a total length of 548 km (341 mi).[4]

Slope of Sanaga River[1]
Slope of Sanaga River[1]

Climate

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
Forest around the Sanaga River
Around the Sanaga River

References

  1. ^ a b c PDF about the Hydrology of Cameroon (french)
  2. ^ a b c "FAO".
  3. ^ Knaap, M. van der (1994). Status of Fish Stocks and Fisheries of Thirteen Medium-sized African Reservoirs. Food & Agriculture Org. p. 11. ISBN 9789251035818.
  4. ^ 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

3°33′33.62″N 9°39′07.83″E / 3.5593389°N 9.6521750°E / 3.5593389; 9.6521750


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