Kotto (river)
| Kotto | ||
 The Kotto in the Ubangi catchment area (top center) |
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| Data | ||
| location |
 Central African Republic
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| River system | Congo | |
| Drain over | Ubangi → Congo → Atlantic | |
| source | near Mont Toussoro 9 ° 15 '10 " N , 23 ° 29' 7" E |
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| Source height | 1000 m | |
| muzzle | at Touga in the Ubangi coordinates: 4 ° 13 '55 " N , 22 ° 2' 17" E 4 ° 13 '55 " N , 22 ° 2' 17" E
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| length | 882 km | |
| Catchment area | about 80,000 km² | |
| Discharge at the Kembe gauge (1749480) A Eo : 78,400 km² Location: 60 km above the mouth |
NNQ (min. Month Ø) MNQ 1948–1973 MQ 1948–1973 Mq 1948–1973 MHQ 1948–1973 HHQ (max. Month Ø) |
77 m³ / s 151 m³ / s 447 m³ / s 5.7 l / (s km²) 1016 m³ / s 1460 m³ / s |
| Right tributaries | Pipi , Bongou | |
| Medium-sized cities | Bria | |
| Small towns | Kembe | |
The Kotto is a river in the Central African Republic .
course
It rises near Mont Toussoro in the Yata-Ngaya nature reserve , in the central region of the Bongo massif . The river flows through the central African city of Bria and flows into the Ubangi in Touga . The information about its length is different. They are put at 882 km and about 630 km.
Hydrometry
The flow rate of the river was measured over 25 years (1948–73) in Kembe, about 60 km above the mouth in m³ / s. The mean annual flow rate observed in Kembe was 447 m³ / s during this period.
