Bafing
Bafing is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 11.90°, -10.66°
About Bafing
The Bafing River (Manding for "black river", French: Rivière Bafing) is the upper course and largest tributary of the Senegal River which runs through Guinea and Mali and is about 350 miles (560 km) long.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Bafing River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Bafing in Depth
Course
The Fouta Djallon in Guinea is the source of the Bafing River, 30 miles (48 km) north of Mamou. It flows for about 350 miles (560 km) and converges with the Bakoy River to join the Senegal River in western Africa. The Bafing River is the largest tributary of the Senegal River, and contributes almost half of its total water volume. The Bafing forms part of the international border between Guinea and Mali.
Ecology
There may be a significant chimpanzee population in the area east of the Bafing River. The blue-headed bee-eater (merops muelleri) has also been sighted at the forest on the river south of the Manding Mountains.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Bafing River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Bafing: Key Facts
| Length | 500 km |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | 33,000 km² |
| Mouth | Senegal River |
| Drainage system | Senegal River basin |
Facts from Wikidata Q180558 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Bafing: Quick Answers
- Where is Bafing?
- Bafing is located in Guinea and Mali, at 11.8991° N, 10.6556° W.
- Are there dams on the Bafing?
- No dam on the Bafing is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.