Faro (river)
Faro Mao Paro (in the upper reaches) |
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The Faro in the Benue catchment area (bottom right) |
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Data | ||
location |
Cameroon Nigeria |
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River system | Niger | |
Drain over | Benue → Niger → Atlantic Ocean | |
source |
Adamawa Plateau near the town Tignere 7 ° 20 '0 " N , 12 ° 30' 0" O |
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Source height | 1100 m | |
muzzle | in the Benue on the border with Nigeria Coordinates: 9 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ N , 12 ° 55 ′ 30 ″ E 9 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ N , 12 ° 55 ′ 30 ″ E |
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Mouth height | 164 m | |
Height difference | 936 m | |
Bottom slope | 3.1 ‰ | |
length | 305 km | |
Catchment area | 29,000 km² | |
Discharge at the gauge Safaie A Eo : 24,000 km² Location: 100 km above the mouth |
NNQ MNQ MQ Mq MHQ HHQ (1954) |
870 l / s 8.66 m³ / s 360 m³ / s 15 l / (s km²) 3000 m³ / s 3770 m³ / s |
Left tributaries | Mao Déo | |
The Faro in the dry season |
The Faro is a river in central Africa .
course
The sources of the Faro are not far from the town of Tignère in the southern highlands of Adamaua . In its upper reaches it is rich in rapids. It flows around the Faro National Park in the east and forms its northeastern border. At the northern tip of the park it joins the Mao Déo coming from the west and flows northward from there. In its lower reaches it forms the border with Nigeria until it finally flows into the Benue.
Hydrometry
The flow rate of the river was measured in m³ / s in Safaie, about 100 km above the mouth.