List of rivers in Ivory Coast
This is a list of the rivers in Ivory Coast . The country drains mostly in a relatively straight line from north to south into the Gulf of Guinea . There are three rivers that together cover two thirds of the area: the Sassandra , the Bandama and the Comoé . Other rivers that cover parts of the Ivory Coast with their catchment area are Cavally , Niger and Volta . There are also several coastal rivers .
Dams were built in many rivers, some of which dammed large lakes such as the Kossoustausee and the Buyo Lake .
Sassandra
Bandama
Comoé
Cavally
- Doui
- La Goin
- Doue (Droni)
- Debe
- Nse
-
Hana
- Meno
- Neka
- Tablou
Cestos River (Nuon)
- Boan
- Vi
Niger
(via Bani and Sankarani)
Volta
- Black volta
- Koulda
- Kolodio
- Bineda
- Kohodio
- Tain
Coastal rivers
Division of the country into its catchment areas
| flow | Total area [km²] | Area in the Ivory Coast [km²] | Percent of the country's area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandama | 99,700 | 99,700 | 30.6 |
| Sassandra | 75,000 | 67,000 | 20.6 |
| Comoé | 78,000 | 57,300 | 17.6 |
| Niger | 2,092,000 | 22,600 | 6.9 |
| Cavally | 30,000 | 16,600 | 5.1 |
| Black volta | 149,000 | 12,500 | 3.8 |
| Cestos (Nuon) | 12,700 | 2,300 | 0.7 |
| Bia | 10.100 | 3,200 | 1.0 |
| Tano | 16,100 | 1,200 | 0.4 |
| Agnéby | 8,900 | 8,900 | 2.7 |
| Boubo | 5,100 | 5,100 | 1.6 |
| Mé | 4,300 | 4,300 | 1.3 |
| San Pedro | 3,400 | 3,400 | 1.0 |
| Go | 2,200 | 2,200 | 0.7 |
| Niouniourou | 2,100 | 2,100 | 0.6 |
| Niero | 1,300 | 1,300 | 0.4 |
| Bolo | 1,300 | 1,300 | 0.4 |
| Brime | 1,200 | 1,200 | 0.4 |
| Dodo | 800 | 800 | 0.2 |
| Tabou | 800 | 800 | 0.2 |
| More coastal rivers | 6,700 | 2.1 | |
| total | 325,600 | 100.0 |