Kulpawn
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Kulpawn Kulpaw, Kulpwan |
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 The Volta catchment area with the Kulpawn (middle) |
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Upper West Region Ghana
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| River system | Volta | |
| Drain over | White Volta → Volta → Gulf of Guinea | |
| Headwaters | near the border with Burkina Faso 10 ° 44 ′ 5 ″ N , 2 ° 20 ′ 24 ″ W |
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| muzzle | in the White Volta coordinates: 10 ° 19 ′ 48 ″ N , 1 ° 4 ′ 57 ″ W 10 ° 19 ′ 48 ″ N , 1 ° 4 ′ 57 ″ W |
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| Mouth height |
123 m
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| Discharge at the Yagaba gauge (1531420) A Eo : 10,600 km² Location: 40 km above the mouth |
NNQ MNQ 1958–1974 MQ 1958–1974 Mq 1958–1974 MHQ 1958–1974 HHQ (max. Month Ø) |
0 l / s 100 l / s 35 m³ / s 3.3 l / (s km²) 211 m³ / s 471 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Sisili | |
| Right tributaries | Felin | |
The Kulpawn (spelling also Kulpaw and Kulpwan ) is a river in northern Ghana in the Upper West Region .
course
The Kulpawn rises near the border with Burkina Faso . Initially, the Kulpawn flows in a southeastern direction until it reaches the border between the Upper West Region and the Northern Region . Here it bends to the northeast and forms the border to the famous Mole National Park . After it feeds a small lake in the Mole National Park, it flows as a feeder directly into the White Volta and under this name finally into the Volta Lake near the city of Yapei .
Near its mouth, it forms the southwestern border of the Gbele wildlife reserve . In the dry season, the kulpawn does not have constant water.
Other tributaries of the White Volta are the Rote Volta and the Nasia .
Hydrometry
Average monthly flow through the Kulpawn measured at the hydrological station at Yagaba in m³ / s.
