Logone
Logone 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
- 9.88°, 15.79°
About Logone
The Logon or Logone River is a major tributary of the Chari River. The Logone's sources are located in the western Central African Republic, northern Cameroon, and southern Chad. It has two major tributaries: the Pendé River (Eastern Logone) in the prefecture Ouham-Pendé in the Central African Republic and the Mbéré River (Western Logone) in the east of Cameroon. Many swamps and wetlands surround the river.
The Logone forms part of the international border between Chad and Cameroon. Settlements on the river include Kousseri and N'Djaména, which is located at the confluence with the Chari.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Logone River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Logone in Depth
History
In Chad, the administrative regions Logone Oriental and Logone Occidental named after the river. Ober-Logone was an administrative district of the German colony of Cameroon.
On the night of September 17 to September 18, 2013, heavy rains caused a rupture of the dam along the Logone River at the town of Dougui, Kai Kai District in the Far North Region of Cameroon. This caused initial evacuations of people to the banks of the dam. On September 27, a second rupture in the dam 4 km (2.5 mi) from the first rupture started flooding the area, and nearly 9,000 people were displaced.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Logone River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Logone: Key Facts
| Length | 1,000 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 492 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 78,000 km² |
| Mouth | Chari River |
| Drainage system | Chad Basin |
| Tributaries | Pendé River, Vina |
Facts from Wikidata Q645191 (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
Logone: Quick Answers
- Where is Logone?
- Logone is located in Chad and Cameroon, at 9.8837° N, 15.7921° E.
- Are there dams on the Logone?
- No dam on the Logone is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.