Mbini (river)

Mbini San Benito, Lolo, Uelle, Voleu, Wele, Woleu
The Mbini in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon
Data
location	Gabon Equatorial Guinea
River system	Mbini
origin	almost 50 kilometers east of Oyem 1 ° 38 ′ 0 ″  N , 11 ° 59 ′ 0 ″  E
Source height	about  700  m
muzzle	to Bonny Bay Coordinates: 1 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  N , 9 ° 37 ′ 17 ″  E 1 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  N , 9 ° 37 ′ 17 ″  E
Mouth height	0  m
Height difference	about 700 m
Bottom slope	about 2.3 ‰
length	Over 300 km
Catchment area	14,000 km²
Reservoirs flowed through	Kraftwerk Djibloho , power plant Sendje
Medium-sized cities	Oyala
Small towns	Niefang
Mouth of the Mbini

The Mbini is a coastal river in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon . It is the most important river in Equatorial Guinea.

Naming

The Mbini is called differently. The name Rio (San) Benito comes from the Spanish colonial era . The lower reaches are mostly called Mbini , the upper and middle reaches also often Wele or Woleu .

course

The river has its sources in northern Gabon, in the province of Woleu-Ntem , about 50 kilometers east of Oyem . It flows from east to west. In the upper reaches his bed is on a plateau with a very slight gradient and meanders strongly. The lower reaches lead through mountainous area. After the city of Djibloho , about halfway along its flow path, the gradient increases and the river bends at right angles to the north. Shortly afterwards the Djibloho power plant is located . The river flows a further 50 kilometers to the north until it swings in a wide arc to the south-west. Just before the Mbini flows into its estuary , the Sendje power plant is being built. At its mouth there are vast mangrove forests that extend up to 20 kilometers inland.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Statistical Information on Activities in Operational Hydrology
2. ↑ Entry in the German colonial dictionary
3. ^ A directory of African wetlands By RH Hughes, JS Hughes, pp. 499–501 ( on Google Books )