Sanaga River basin
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The Sanaga River basin is the extensive watershed in Cameroon that collects and channels rainfall and tributary flows into the Sanaga River, the country’s largest river system and a key resource for hydropower, ecosystems, and local livelihoods.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river basin
ⓘ
watershed ⓘ |
| basinOf | Sanaga River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid tropical climate ⓘ |
| collects |
rainfall runoff
ⓘ
tributary flows ⓘ |
| containsHydropowerDam |
Edea Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nachtigal Hydropower Project NERFINISHED ⓘ Song Loulou Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Cameroon ⓘ |
| countryHydropowerShare | hosts majority of Cameroon’s installed hydropower capacity ⓘ |
| drainageType | Atlantic Ocean drainage ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Sanaga River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
deforestation in upper catchments
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sedimentation of reservoirs ⓘ soil erosion ⓘ water quality degradation near urban areas ⓘ |
| governedBy | Cameroon national water policies ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalFunction |
corridor for wildlife along riparian zones
ⓘ
habitat for freshwater fish species ⓘ |
| hasTributaryBasin |
Djerem River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lom River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mbam River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyong–Sanaga interfluve sub‑basins ⓘ |
| hydropowerImportance | major source of hydroelectric potential for Cameroon ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLandCover |
savanna
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tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| majorRiverSystemOf | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthRegion | Gulf of Guinea via Sanaga River ⓘ |
| primaryWaterSourceFor | Sanaga River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
hydrological variability
ⓘ
seasonal flooding ⓘ |
| supports |
biodiversity conservation
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domestic water supply ⓘ hydropower generation ⓘ industrial water use ⓘ inland fisheries ⓘ irrigated agriculture ⓘ local livelihoods ⓘ riverine ecosystems ⓘ wetland ecosystems ⓘ |
| usedFor |
navigation on some reaches
ⓘ
sand and gravel extraction ⓘ |
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