White Volta

Headstream of the Volta River

9°10′00″N 1°15′00″W / 9.16667°N 1.25000°W / 9.16667; -1.25000Length885 km (550 mi)Basin size117,200 km² (45,300 sq mi)Discharge • locationMouth

The White Volta or Nakambé is the headstream of the Volta River, Ghana's main waterway.^[1]^[2] The White Volta emerges in northern Burkina Faso, flows through Northern Ghana and empties into Lake Volta in Ghana.^[1] The White Volta's main tributaries are the Black Volta and the Red Volta.^[1]

Impact

The White Volta is a major source of drinking water for many communities along its banks and others. lt also causes seasonal flooding^[3] to many of the communities along its banks.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Ghana - Rivers and Lakes". www.countrystudies.us. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
^ Amisigo, Barnabas Akurigo (2005). Modelling Riverflow in the Volta Basin of West Africa: A Data-driven Framework. Cuvilier. p. 27. ISBN 9783865377012. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ "Flood alert for Ghana". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2021-09-23.