Bakoy River
River in West Africa
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::summary River in West Africa ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bakoy River |
| native_name | fr |
| image | Senegalrivermap.png |
| image_caption | Map of the Sénégal River drainage basin |
| source1 | Monts Ménien |
| source1_location | Menien-Koma, Guinea |
| source1_coordinates | |
| source1_elevation | 760 m |
| mouth | Sénégal River |
| mouth_location | Bafoulabé, Mali |
| mouth_coordinates | |
| mouth_elevation | 83 m |
| subdivision_type1 | Countries |
| subdivision_name1 | Guinea and Mali |
| length_km | 560 |
| discharge1_avg | 156 m3/s |
| basin_size_km2 | 85,600 |
| river_system | Sénégal River |
| tributaries_right | Baloué |
| :: |
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The Bakoy or Bakoye River (French: Rivière Bakoy) is a river in West Africa. It runs through Guinea and Mali and joins with the Bafing River to form the Sénégal River at Bafoulabé in the Kayes Region of western Mali. In Manding languages, Bakoye signifies 'white river', Bafing 'black river' and Baloué 'red river'.
The source of the Bakoy is at an elevation of 760 m in the granite Monts Ménien to the northwest of Siguiri in Guinea. The river flows north and forms part of the international border between Guinea and Mali. It then meanders across the Manding Plateau and joins its principal affluent, the Baloué, which rises to the west of Bamako. The Bakoy is 560 km in length and drains a basin of around 85,600 km2. The river is seasonal with a maximum flow in September after the start of the West African Monsoon and almost no flow between January and June.
References
References
- "Caractéristiques physiques du fleuve Sénégal". Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Sénégal.
- Maïga, Mahamadou. (1995). "Le bassin du fleuve Sénégal: de la Traite négrière au développement sous-régional autocentré". L'Harmattan.
- (2007). "SENEGAL-HYCOS: Renforcement des capacités nationales et régionales d’observation, transmission et traitement de données pour contribuer au développement durable du bassin du Fleuve Sénégal (Document de projet préliminaire)". Système Mondial d’Observation du Cycle Hydrologique (WHYCOS).
- Shahin, Mamdouh. (2002). "Hydrology and Water Resources of Africa". Kluwer.
- (2006). "Étude des impacts environnementaux du projet d’aménagement de Félou". Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Sénégal.
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