Afram

Afram River
Afram River which binds with the Volta Lake.
South Ghana with the Afram (center)
Location
CountryGhana
Physical characteristics
MouthVolta River
 • location
Lake Volta
 • coordinates
6°50′53″N 0°43′25″W / 6.84806°N 0.72361°W / 6.84806; -0.72361
Basin size1,000 km2 (390 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationMouth

The Afram River is a 100-kilometre (62 mi) river in Ghana. Prior to the construction of the Akosombo Dam in the 1960s, the Afram is a principal tributary of the Volta River and today is an equally important tributary of Lake Volta. The river runs roughly in a southwesterly direction. It collects all the drainage of the Kwahu Plateau.[1]

  1. ^ Afram Kwawu. Accessed August 3, 2012.