Afram
| Afram | ||
 South Ghana with the Afram (middle) |
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| Data | ||
| location |
 Ghana
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| River system | Volta | |
| Drain over | Volta → Gulf of Guinea | |
| source | near Abofoo in the Ashanti region north of Kumasi 7 ° 6 ′ 28 ″ N , 1 ° 33 ′ 36 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 300 m | |
| muzzle | in the Eastern Region in the Volta Sea Coordinates: 6 ° 50 ′ 54 " N , 0 ° 43 ′ 25" W 6 ° 50 ′ 54 " N , 0 ° 43 ′ 25" W
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| length | approx. 100 km | |
| Catchment area | 11,396 km² | |
| Outflow A Eo : 11,396 km² at the mouth |
MQ Mq |
99.9 m³ / s 8.8 l / (s km²) |
The Afram is a 100 km long river in the inland of Ghana .
course
It rises in the Ashanti region north of Kumasi at an altitude of about 300 meters near the village of Abofoo, which is located in a foothill of the Mpesai hills and initially flows in a north-northeast direction.
As soon as it is at an altitude of 150 meters, after about 15 kilometers of its course, it turns in a south-easterly direction and finally flows into Lake Volta .