Daka (river)
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Northern Region of Ghana
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| River system | Volta | |
| Drain over | Volta → Gulf of Guinea | |
| source | near the town of Gushiago 9 ° 52 ′ 33 ″ N , 0 ° 12 ′ 44 ″ W |
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| muzzle | near Grube and Golubi in the Volta Sea Coordinates: 8 ° 13 ′ 4 " N , 0 ° 12 ′ 1" W 8 ° 13 ′ 4 " N , 0 ° 12 ′ 1" W
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| length | approx. 160 km | |
| Catchment area | 8283 km² | |
| Outflow A Eo : 8283 km² at the mouth |
MQ Mq |
66.2 m³ / s 8 l / (s km²) |
The Daka is a river in Ghana and a tributary of the Volta .
course
The river flows through the Northern Region , Savannah and Oti regions . It rises near the place Gushiago about 60 km northeast of Tamale and flows almost completely in a southerly direction into the Volta Lake .
The Daka flows through Yendi and, after around 160 km, flows into the north-western arm of Lake Volta as a border river between the Savannah and Oti regions near Grube and Golubi.