Black Volta

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Black Volta
Black Volta (Mouhoun) near Dédougou, Burkina Faso
Black Volta shown in black
Location
Countries	Burkina Faso Ivory Coast Ghana
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Volta River
• location	Lake Volta
• coordinates	8°41′00″N 1°33′00″W / 8.68333°N 1.55000°W / 8.68333; -1.55000
Length	1,352 km (840 mi)
Basin size	147,000 km2 (57,000 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Mouth
(Is home to many forms of wildlife that are unique to this part of the world)

The Black Volta or Mouhoun^[1] is a river that flows through Burkina Faso for approximately 1,352 km (840 mi) to the White Volta in Dagbon, Ghana, the upper end of Lake Volta.^[2] The source of the Black Volta is in the Cascades Region of Burkina Faso, close to Mount Tenakourou, the highest point of the country. Further downstream it forms part of the border between Ghana and Burkina Faso, and later between Ivory Coast and Ghana. Within Ghana, it marks the border between the Savannah and Bono regions.^[3][2] The Bui Dam, a hydroelectric power plant, is built on the river, just south of the Bui National Park, which the river bisects.^[2][4]