Katsina Ala (river)
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Katsina Ala Katsena-Allah |
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 The Katsina Ala in the Benue catchment area (bottom left) |
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| Data | ||
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 Cameroon Nigeria
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| River system | Niger | |
| Drain over | Benue → Niger → Atlantic Ocean | |
| muzzle | In the Benue coordinates: 7 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N , 8 ° 52 ′ 12 ″ E 7 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N , 8 ° 52 ′ 12 ″ E |
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| Mouth height |
69 m
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| Catchment area | 22,000 km² | |
| Discharge at the Katsina Ala A Eo gauge: 16,770 km² |
MNQ 1955–2012 MQ 1955–2012 Mq 1955–2012 MHQ 1955–2012 |
160 m³ / s 664 m³ / s 39.6 l / (s km²) 1660 m³ / s |
| Discharge at the Serav A Eo gauge : 22,000 km² at the mouth |
MQ 1955-1986 Mq 1955-1986 |
2614 m³ / s 118.8 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Metchum ; Tunga | |
| Right tributaries | Gamana | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Kashimbila dam | |
| Medium-sized cities | Katsina Ala | |
| Navigable | from the city of Katsina Ala | |
 Mouth of the Katsina Ala (from the south) into the Benue with the city of Makurdi in the west. |
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The Katsina Ala is a river in central Africa and a tributary of the Benue .
course
The origin of the Katsina Ala is stated differently. In some sources it arises from the confluence of the Kimbi with the Donga, in others the Kimbi is still referred to as an alternative name to the Katsina Ala. The length specifications are correspondingly different. According to the Nigerian Statistical Office, the length on Nigerian territory is 345.7 km. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, the total length is only 320 km. At least its upper catchment area covers a large part of the north-east province . It initially flows in a westerly direction across the border into Nigeria. From there it has a north-westerly course, past the city of Katsina Ala , until it flows into the Benue opposite Bajimba , about 40 km above Makurdi .
Nyos lake
Lake Nyos lies in its upper catchment area. It is feared that the lake's natural dam could break. Therefore, in order to protect the deeper settled people in the Katsina Ala catchment area, the Kashimbila Dam was put into operation in 2015.
Use of hydropower
Apart from the Kashimbila dam, which already has a capacity of 40 MW, it was announced in March 2012 that a power plant with a capacity of 450 MW is to be realized on the Cameroonian side for $ 1 billion.
Hydrometry
The flow rate of the river was measured at the Katsina Ala gauge in about three quarters of the catchment area in m³ / s.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Deutsches Kolonial-Lexikon (1920), search term Katsena-Allah
- ^ The Niger River Basin A Vision for Sustainable Management
- ↑ a b Increased streamflow dynamics and implications for flooding in the Lower River Benue Basin
- ↑ Probability distribution models for flood prediction in Upper Benue River Basin - Part II ( Memento of the original from February 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Plan d'action national de gestion integree des ressources en eau (pangire) ( Memento of the original of February 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Developing biodiversity indicators as a tool for regulating development activities in and around protected areas and wetland regions in the north west province of Cameroon
- ↑ Lower Fungom linguistic diversity and its historical development: proposals from a multidisciplinary perspective
- ↑ National Bureau of Statistics Federal Republic of Nigeria Annual Abstract of Statistics, 2011 ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Katsina Ala River Entry in the Encyclopædia Britannica
- ^ A b Progress on the Hydropower Component of Kashimbilla Multipurpose Dam Project, Nigeria
- ↑ Cameroon inks MOU in $ 1 bln 450 MW hydro project
