Baoulé (Bani)
Baoulé | ||
The river system of the Bani with the Baoulé (bottom left) |
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Data | ||
location |
Ivory Coast Mali |
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River system | Niger | |
Drain over | Bani → Niger → Atlantic | |
source | 30 km southeast of Odienné 9 ° 20 ′ 30 ″ N , 7 ° 24 ′ 7 ″ W |
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Source height | 460 m | |
confluence | with the Bagoé to form the Bani Coordinates: 12 ° 36 '25 " N , 6 ° 33' 40" W 12 ° 36 '25 " N , 6 ° 33' 40" W. |
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Mouth height | 281 m | |
Height difference | 179 m | |
Bottom slope | about 0.37 ‰ | |
length | about 490 km | |
Catchment area | 32,700 km² | |
Outflow at the Dioila gauge (1134200) A Eo : 32,500 km² Location: 30 km above the mouth |
NNQ (min. Month Ø) MNQ 1953–1990 MQ 1953–1990 Mq 1953–1990 MHQ 1953–1990 HHQ (max. Month Ø) |
0 l / s 9 m³ / s 143 m³ / s 4.4 l / (s km²) 590 m³ / s 1440 m³ / s |
Left tributaries | Banifing (not to be confused with the right tributary of the Bani of the same name) | |
The Baoulé in Bougouni |
The Baoulé is the left headwaters of the Bani in Mali and Ivory Coast .
course
The almost 500 km long river has its source 30 km southeast of Odienné . It flows in a northerly direction, which it maintains until shortly after the mouth of its largest tributary, the Banifing. (Not to be confused with the right tributary of the Bani of the same name.) After a pronounced loop, it changes course and flows in an easterly direction towards the confluence with the Bagoé, which is about 30 km east of Dioïla .
Hydrometry
Average monthly flow of the Baoulé at the hydrological station at Dioïla, about 30 km before the confluence with the Bagoé, measured in m³ / s.