List of rivers in Nigeria
This is a list of the rivers in Nigeria . Nigeria is divided into two main catchment areas - that of Lake Chad and that of Niger. The Niger catchment area takes up about 63% of the country. The main tributary of the Niger is the Benue, whose tributaries extend beyond Cameroon to Chad and the Scharieinzu area. The Chad Basin is fed from the northeastern quarter of Nigeria. There are also numerous coastal rivers.
Niger
Sokoto
Kaduna
Need
Lake Chad
Komadugu Yobe
Further Lake Chad tributaries
Cross River Estuary
Coastal rivers
Further
Catchment area distribution of the country in percent
Catchment area | Square kilometre | Percent of the country's area |
---|---|---|
Niger | 584,404 | 63.3 |
Lake Chad | 179,300 | 19.4 |
Cross River | 40,300 | 4.4 |
Ogun | 22,540 | 2.4 |
Ouémé (Okpara) | 9,700 | 1.1 |
Imo | 9,100 | 1.0 |
Osun | 9,014 | 1.0 |
More coastal rivers | 69,410 | 7.5 |
Nigeria overall | 923,768 | 100 |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fleuves Transfrontaliers Africains - Bilan Global. Office International De L'eau, accessed January 7, 2020 .