Bandama River basin
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The Bandama River basin is the largest river drainage system in Côte d'Ivoire, encompassing much of the country's central region and supporting agriculture, settlements, and hydropower.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bandama River | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
river basin ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| containsHydropowerDam |
Kossou Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taabo Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsReservoir | Lake Kossou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Côte d'Ivoire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryCode | CIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversRegion | central Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ |
| drainedBy | Bandama River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Gulf of Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
deforestation in upper catchments
ⓘ
sedimentation of reservoirs ⓘ soil erosion ⓘ water quality degradation near settlements ⓘ |
| hasDrySeason | November–April ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
irrigated farming ⓘ livestock raising ⓘ rainfed agriculture ⓘ |
| hasWetSeason | May–October ⓘ |
| importance | major inland water resource of Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ |
| includesTributary |
Marahoué River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nzi River NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomougou River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landUse |
cropland
ⓘ
forest patches ⓘ savanna ⓘ |
| largestRiverBasinIn | Côte d'Ivoire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRiver | Bandama River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outletLocation | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
agriculture
ⓘ
hydropower generation ⓘ rural settlements ⓘ urban settlements ⓘ |
| supportsCrop |
cassava
ⓘ
cocoa ⓘ coffee ⓘ cotton ⓘ maize ⓘ rice ⓘ yam ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic water supply
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ transport in some reaches ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bandama River