Mouhoun
Mouhoun is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index, part of the Black Volta system. 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
- System
- Black Volta
- Coordinates
- 10.62°, -2.93°
About Mouhoun
The Black Volta or Mouhoun (French: Volta noire) 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. It is one of the three main parts of the Volta, with the White Volta and the Red Volta.
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. The Bui Dam, a hydroelectric power plant, is built on the river, just south of the Bui National Park, which the river bisects.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Black Volta (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Mouhoun: Key Facts
| Length | 1,352 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 263 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 140,000 km² |
| Mouth | Volta River |
| Drainage system | Volta Basin |
| Tributaries | Laboni, Tain |
Facts from Wikidata Q1256528 (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
Mouhoun: Quick Answers
- Where is Mouhoun?
- Mouhoun is located in Burkina Faso and Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, at 10.6154° N, 2.9287° W.
- Are there dams on the Mouhoun?
- No dam on the Mouhoun is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.
- Which river system is the Mouhoun part of?
- The Mouhoun is part of the Black Volta system.