White Volta shown in white. (
Upper Volta is today called
Burkina Faso.)
The White Volta, also known as the Nakambe River, is the headstream of the Volta River in West Africa. It originates in Burkina Faso and it flows into Lake Volta in Ghana. Its main tributaries are the Black Volta and the Red Volta.
The river in Burkina Faso
It is also the river that villagers have to cross to get into the village Daboya which is situated in Northern Ghana.
Coordinates: 11°16′48″N 0°29′06″W / 11.28°N 0.485°W / 11.28; -0.485