Alibori (river)
Alibori | ||
Data | ||
location | Benin | |
River system | Niger | |
Drain over | Niger → Atlantic | |
source | on the border of the two departments Atakora and Donga . 10 ° 5 ′ 30 " N , 2 ° 5 ′ 31" E |
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Source height | 372 m | |
muzzle | near Malanville in Niger Coordinates: 11 ° 56'8 " N , 3 ° 16'56" E 11 ° 56'8 " N , 3 ° 16'56" E |
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Mouth height | 163 m | |
Height difference | 209 m | |
Bottom slope | about 0.51 ‰ | |
length | about 408 km | |
Catchment area | 13,650 km² | |
Discharge at the gauge on the road from Kandi to Banikoara A Eo : 8150 km² |
MNQ 1952–1967 MQ 1952–1967 Mq 1952–1967 MHQ 1952–1967 HHQ (3.9.1963) |
0 l / s 39.7 m³ / s 4.9 l / (s km²) 229 m³ / s 685 m³ / s |
Right tributaries | Souedarou, Darouwoka |
The Alibori is a right tributary of the Niger in Benin . The Alibori department is named after him.
course
The 400 km long river has its source in the north-eastern center of Benin, on the border between the Atakora and Donga departments . It flows in a north-northeast direction. The Alibori flows into the Niger near Malanville .
Hydrometry
Average monthly flow through the Alibori at the hydrological station on the road from Kandi to Banikoara, at around 2/3 of the catchment area, measured in m³ / s.