Volta River

E70877

river river system

The Volta River is a major river system in West Africa that flows primarily through Ghana, where it feeds Lake Volta, one of the world’s largest artificial reservoirs.

Aliases (3)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river → river system →
associatedReservoir	Lake Volta →
basinCountry	Benin NERFINISHED → Burkina Faso NERFINISHED → Côte d’Ivoire NERFINISHED → Ghana → Guinea → Mali → Niger → Nigeria → Togo NERFINISHED →
continent	Africa →
country	Burkina Faso NERFINISHED → Côte d’Ivoire NERFINISHED → Ghana →
countryAtMouth	Ghana →
countryWithLargestReservoirOnRiver	Ghana →
countryWithMainCourse	Ghana →
drainageAreaApprox	about 400000 square kilometers →
emptiesInto	Atlantic Ocean → Gulf of Guinea →
etymology	named by Portuguese explorers for a bend or turn (volta) →
feeds	Akosombo Dam →
flowsIntoBodyOfWaterNearCity	Tema →
flowsIntoBodyOfWaterNearTown	Ada Foah →
flowsThrough	Burkina Faso NERFINISHED → Côte d’Ivoire NERFINISHED → Ghana →
formsReservoir	Lake Volta →
hasPart	Lower Volta → Middle Volta → Upper Volta →
locatedInDrainageBasin	Volta River basin →
majorTributary	Black Volta → Oti River → White Volta →
mouthLocation	Ada Foah →
nameLanguage	Portuguese →
notableStructure	Akosombo Dam → Kpong Dam →
region	West Africa →
sourceRegion	Burkina Faso NERFINISHED →
usedFor	fishing → hydroelectric power generation → irrigation → transportation →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Volta River ("Lower Volta") → Volta River ("Middle Volta") →	hasPart
West Africa →	hasMajorRiver
Ghana →	notableRiver
Gur languages ("Volta River basin") →	regionOfConcentration