Sanaga
Sanaga 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
- 4.39°, 11.56°
About Sanaga
The Sanaga River (formerly German: Zannaga) is the largest river in Cameroon located in East Region, Centre Region and Littoral Region. Its length is about 603 km (375 mi) from the confluence of Djérem and Lom River. The total length of Sanaga-Djérem River system is about 1,067.5 km (663.3 mi). Djérem is the longest source of Sanaga River with a total length of 464.5 km.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Sanaga River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Sanaga in Depth
Course
The Sanaga River has its source at the Adamawa Plateau. It is formed by the confluence of the Djérem and Lom Rivers in the north of the East Region. Djérem River has a total length of 464.5 km (288.6 mi) and Lom River a total length of 424.2 km (263.6 mi). Apart from these originating rivers, the largest tributary of the Sanaga is Mbam River with a total length of 548 km (341 mi).
The Sanaga river is situated in the central of Cameroon, and it is one of the essential headstreams, the Agoua and the Djérem meet to form the Sanaga which is about 56 miles (90km) north, northwest of Bertoua. The river then flows about 325 miles (525km) southwest across the central plateau past Nanga-Eboko, Djérem.
Climate
The Sanaga River forms a boundary between two tropical moist forest ecoregions. The Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests lie to the north between the Sanaga River and the Cross River of Nigeria, and the Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests extend south of the river through southwestern Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Cabinda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Sanaga River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Sanaga: Key Facts
| Length | 918 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 2,072 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 129,212 km² |
| Mouth | Bight of Biafra |
| Tributaries | Mbam River |
Facts from Wikidata Q1250532 (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
Sanaga: Quick Answers
- Where is Sanaga?
- Sanaga is located in Cameroon, at 4.3882° N, 11.5600° E.
- Are there dams on the Sanaga?
- No dam on the Sanaga is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.