Vina (Djérem)

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Vina
Course of the Vina in the catchment area of ​​the Sanaga (red, top right)

Course of the Vina in the catchment area of ​​the Sanaga (red, top right)

Data
location CameroonCameroon Cameroon
River system Sanaga
Drain over Djérem  → Sanaga  → Bonny Bay
source 60 km southeast of the city of Ngaundere in the highlands of Adamaua
Source height 1450  m
muzzle in Djérem coordinates: 6 ° 38 ′ 14 "  N , 13 ° 23 ′ 36"  E 6 ° 38 ′ 14 "  N , 13 ° 23 ′ 36"  E
Mouth height 850  m
Height difference 600 m
Bottom slope 3 ‰
length 200 km
Discharge at the gauge Lahoré
A Eo : 1680 km²
NNQ (min. Month Ø)
MNQ 1951–1980
MQ 1951–1980
Mq 1951–1980
MHQ 1951–1980
HHQ (max. Month Ø)
3.7 m³ / s
6.7 m³ / s
37.1 m³ / s
22.1 l / (s km²)
86.5 m³ / s
120 m³ / s
Right tributaries Tello
Waterfall at the Vina near Ngaundere

Waterfall at the Vina near Ngaundere

The Vina is a river in Cameroon .

course

The river has its sources about 60 km southeast of the city of Ngaundere in the highlands of Adamaua , at an altitude of 1450 m near the village of Nangue. It initially flows about 50 km in a north-westerly direction. Near the city of Ngaundere, it changes course to the southwest. After another 70 km, it changes its course again to the south and finally flows into the Djérem.

Hydrometry

The flow rate of the river was measured in Lahoré in m³ / s

water falls

Tello waterfall

There are several waterfalls in the catchment area of ​​the Vina which are considered to be tourist attractions. One of them is on its tributary Tello. The most famous is on the Vina, about 10 km south of Ngaundere directly on the N1 road .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d PDF on the hydrology of Cameroon (French) Accessed July 25, 2018