Njaba River | |
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Native name | Njaba, Uhammiri, Ughamiri (Igbo) |
Location | |
Country | Nigeria |
State | Imo State |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Iyi -Eziakwo, Amucha |
• coordinates | 5°43′42″N 7°3′31″E / 5.72833°N 7.05861°E |
Mouth | |
• location | Oguta lake |
• coordinates | 5°42′3″N 6°48′28″E / 5.70083°N 6.80778°E |
Basin size | 145.6 km2 (56.2 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 1,700 m3/h (17,000 cu ft/ks) |
Basin features | |
Waterbodies | Oguta Lake |
Mean depth | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
Njaba River (also Njaba), in the Niger Delta Basin is a major tributary of Oguta Lake in Nigeria's South East Imo State. With 4.5m mean depth, the river has a total stream length of 78.2 km, basin area of 145.63 square kilometers and an average specific discharge of about 1700 m3/hour.[citation needed]