Gambia River

Gambia River
Gambia River in the Niokolo-Koba National Park
Map of the Gambia River drainage basin
Location
Countries	Guinea Senegal The Gambia
Physical characteristics
Source	Fouta Djallon
• location	Labé, Guinea
• coordinates	11°24′43″N 12°13′34″W / 11.412°N 12.226°W / 11.412; -12.226
• elevation	795 m (2,608 ft)
Mouth	Atlantic Ocean
• location	Banjul, The Gambia
• coordinates	13°28′N 16°34′W / 13.467°N 16.567°W / 13.467; -16.567
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	1,120 km (700 mi)[1]
Basin size	78,000 km2 (30,000 sq mi)

The Gambia River (formerly known as the River Gambra, French: Fleuve Gambie, Portuguese: Rio Gâmbia) is a major river in West Africa, running 1,120 kilometres (700 mi) from the Fouta Djallon plateau in north Guinea westward through Senegal and The Gambia to the Atlantic Ocean at the city of Banjul. It is navigable for about half that length.

The river is strongly associated with The Gambia, the smallest country in mainland Africa, which occupies the downstream half of the river and its two banks.