Forcados (river)
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| location |
 Nigeria
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| River system | Niger | |
| source |
Niger -Gabelung 5 ° 18 '30 " N , 6 ° 25' 0" O |
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| muzzle | in the Gulf of Guinea Coordinates: 5 ° 23 ′ 0 ″ N , 5 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ E 5 ° 23 ′ 0 ″ N , 5 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ E |
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| Mouth height |
0 m
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| length | about 198 km | |
| Right tributaries | Ase , Warri | |
| Medium-sized cities | Burutu | |
| Small towns | Patani , Sagbama , Bomadi | |
| Navigable | Completely | |
The Forcados River is the western branch of the Niger estuary , which forks into the Nun and Forcados Rivers and finally flows into the Gulf of Guinea .
There are bridges at Patani and Bomadi .
The Forcados is the entrance to the Warri seaport .
The Shell oil loading terminal Forcados is at the mouth .