Mbam (river)

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Mbam
Catchment area of ​​the Sanaga with the Mbam (middle slightly left)

Catchment area of ​​the Sanaga with the Mbam (middle slightly left)

Data
location CameroonCameroon Cameroon
River system Sanaga
Drain over Sanaga  → Bay of Bonny
origin Confluence of several headwaters in the Adamaua highlands
7 ° 5 ′ 23 ″  N , 11 ° 59 ′ 33 ″  E
Source height 1850  m
muzzle at Ebebda in the Sanaga coordinates: 4 ° 23 ′ 8 ″  N , 11 ° 16 ′ 17 ″  E 4 ° 23 ′ 8 ″  N , 11 ° 16 ′ 17 ″  E
Mouth height 395  m
Height difference 1455 m
Bottom slope 2.9 ‰
length 494 km
Catchment area about 42,500 km²
Discharge at the Goura
A Eo gauge: 42,300 km²
Location: 20 km above the mouth
NNQ (min. Month Ø)
MNQ 1951/1980
MQ 1951/1980
Mq 1951/1980
MHQ 1951/1980
HHQ (max. Month Ø)
43 m³ / s
133 m³ / s
710 m³ / s
16.8 l / (s km²)
1914 m³ / s
2570 m³ / s
Left tributaries Kim ; Ndjim
Right tributaries Mapé ; Noun
The mouth of the Mbam (left) in the Sanaga

The mouth of the Mbam (left) in the Sanaga

The Mbam is a river in Cameroon .

course

It is the largest tributary of the Sanaga and flows into it at Ebebda . Its headwaters are in the Adamaua highlands . From there it flows south. With a length of 494 km it drains an area of ​​about 42,500 km².

Graphic representation of the sole slope of the Mbam

discovery

Probably the first European to reach the Mbam was Kurt Morgen in 1889. He named him Kaiser Wilhelm River. However, this name did not catch on in Cameroon during the German colonial era.

Hydrometry

The flow rate of the river was measured for 29 years (1951–1980) at the Goura gauge, about 20 km above the mouth in m³ / s.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c PDF on the hydrology of Cameroon (French) Accessed July 25, 2018
  2. a b c d GRDC Station Information, Station: Goura
  3. C. Morgen: Through Cameroon from South to North: Travel and Research in the Hinterland, 1889 to 1891

Web links

Commons : Mbam River  - collection of images, videos and audio files