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.

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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)

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Yamoussoukro drainageBasin Bandama River basin
Bouaké locatedInGeographicalFeature Bandama River basin
Ébrié Lagoon connectedTo Bandama River basin
this entity surface form: Bandama River