Nyanga (river)

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Nyanga
The course of the Nyanga

The course of the Nyanga

Data
location GabonGabon Gabon Republic of the Congo
Congo RepublicRepublic of the Congo 
River system Nyanga
source in the Birougou Mountains
Source height about  900  m
muzzle 70 km north of Mayumba in the Atlantic Coordinates: 2 ° 58 ′ 45 ″  S , 10 ° 16 ′ 15 ″  O 2 ° 58 ′ 45 ″  S , 10 ° 16 ′ 15 ″  E
Mouth height m
Height difference about 900 m
Bottom slope about 1.5 ‰
length about 600 km
Catchment area 22,500 km²
Discharge at the Tchibanga
A Eo gauge : 12,400 km²
MNQ
MQ
Mq
MHQ
87.3 m³ / s
331 m³ / s
26.7 l / (s km²)
497 m³ / s
Right tributaries Moukalaba

The Nyanga is a river in Gabon and the Republic of the Congo .

course

It rises at about 900 meters in the Birougou Mountains and has a length of 600 km. It flows into the Atlantic about 70 km north of Mayumba. About 80% of its catchment area of ​​22,500 km² is on Gabonese territory.

Hydrology

The flow rate of the river was measured in Tchibanga . The annual average was 331 m³ / s.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g PDF Hydrography Hydrology Par Jacques Lerique (French) Accessed June 26, 2018