| Benue River | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Niger River |
• location | Lokoja, Nigeria |
• coordinates | 07°45′12″N 06°45′24″E / 7.75333°N 6.75667°E |
| Length | 1,400 km (870 mi) |
| Basin size | 319,000 km2 (123,000 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lokoja, Nigeria (near mouth) |
| • average | 3,477 m3/s (122,800 cu ft/s)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Mayo-Kébi, Gongola, Pai, Wase, Ankwe, Mada, Okwa |
| • right | Faro, Taraba, Donga, Katsina-Ala |
Benue River (French: la Bénoué), previously known as the Chadda River or Tchadda, is the major tributary of the Niger River.[2] The size of its catchment basin is 319,000 km2 (123,000 sq mi). Almost its entire length of approximately 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) is navigable during the summer months.[3][1] As a result, it is an important transportation route in the regions through which it flows.[4] The name Benue comes from Binuwe, meaning 'Mother of Waters’ in the Batta language.[5]
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