Red Volta
| Red Volta | |
|---|---|
 Red Volta shown in red | |
| Location | |
| Countries | Burkina Faso and Ghana |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Volta River |
• location | Lake Volta |
• coordinates | 10°34′00″N 00°30′00″W / 10.56667°N 0.50000°W |
| Length | 320 km (200 mi) |
| Basin size | 73,000 km2 (28,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mouth |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | White Volta |
| • right | White Volta |
The Red Volta or Nazinon is a waterway flowing located in West Africa.[1][2] It emerges near Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso and has a length of about 320 km which it joins the White Volta in Ghana.
The river is primarily located in Burkina Faso and crosses a segment of the international border between Burkina Faso and Ghana. It flows into Ghana's Upper East region and empties into the White Volta.
References
- ^ "Red Volta River | river, Africa". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Freshwater Ecoregions Of the World". www.feow.org. Retrieved 2019-09-24.