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Tanougou Falls

Coordinates: 10°48′19″N 1°26′40″E / 10.8053724°N 1.4444946°E / 10.8053724; 1.4444946
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10°48′19″N 1°26′40″E / 10.8053724°N 1.4444946°E / 10.8053724; 1.4444946

Tanougou
Tanougou Falls is located in Benin
Tanougou Falls
Tanougou Falls (Benin)
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Coordinates10°48′19″N 1°26′40″E / 10.8053724°N 1.4444946°E / 10.8053724; 1.4444946[1]
Total height15m
Average
flow rate
1.5m3

Tanougou Falls is a waterfall in the Atakora mountains on the edge of the Pendjari Game Park in the north of Benin[2] about 20 km northeast of Tanguiéta.

The waterfall is about 15 meters high and has a purported flow rate of 1.5 m3 per second, though this is subject to great seasonal fluctuation.[3] The flow is strongest during the rainy season, which lasts from May to September.[4]

The natural pool at the base of the waterfall is popular for swimming.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Tanougou Falls in Tanguiéta, Benin". virtualglobetrotting.com. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Découverte: La cascade de Tanougou". wabenin.com (in French). Archived from the original on 12 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Les chutes de Kota et de Tanougou : la nature pleure!". Tourismebenin.bj : Site officiel du tourisme au Bénin (in French). Archived from the original on 27 March 2017.
  4. ^ Scheffel, Richard L.; Wernet, Susan J., eds. (1980). Natural Wonders of the World. United States of America: Reader's Digest Association, Inc. p. 369. ISBN 0-89577-087-3.
  5. ^ miriampanigel (13 January 2012). "La cascade de Tanougou, belle piscine naturelle". carnets de voyags de miriam (in French). Archived from the original on 18 June 2013.