Rio Corubal

	Rio Corubal; Tomine (in Guinea), Cocoli, Kaliba
	The catchment area of the Corubal (Tomine) in Guinea and Guinea-Bissau (pink)
	Data
location	Guinea Guinea-Bissau;
River system	Geba
Drain over	Geba → Atlantic
source	in the mountains of Fouta Djallon
muzzle	north of the city of Bissau in the Geba coordinates: 11 ° 58 ′ 11 ″ N , 15 ° 1 ′ 40 ″ W 11 ° 58 ′ 11 ″ N , 15 ° 1 ′ 40 ″ W;
length	approx. 560 km
Left tributaries	Feline
Right tributaries	Koumba
Small towns	Gaoual
	Rio Corubal

The Rio Corubal is a West African tributary of the Geba . The river is around 560 kilometers long and forms the border between the states of Guinea and Guinea-Bissau for a few kilometers .

course

The river has its source as Tomine in the Fouta Djallon mountains in Guinea. It initially runs in a westerly direction and turns north after a good 50 km. At the city of Gaoual it takes its first large tributary, the Koumba , which drains the Fouta Djallon like it does. With the mouth of the Koumba it swings slightly to the west, and after another 100 km it flows completely westwards towards the border with Guinea-Bissau. The river crosses the border between Guinea and Guinea-Bissau and forms it for a few kilometers. After the border it changes its name to Corubal and a little later takes on its second major tributary, the Feline , which also comes from Guinea . In Guinea-Bissau, it forms the border between the Bafatá region and the neighboring regions of Quinara and Tombali and finally flows into the Geba estuary about 50 kilometers north of the city of Bissau .

Hydrometry

Average monthly flow of the Corubal measured at the hydrological station at Saltinho amont in m³ / s.

Flora and fauna

Near the source of the river, there are mangrove forests and marshland on the banks of the Rio Corubal . These areas are heavily infested with malaria mosquitoes.

Most of Guinea Bissau's antelopes also live in the river region . Smaller populations of hippos can also be found there.

Web links

Commons : Rio Corubal - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b GRDC - Saltinho amont gauge
^ Rio Corubal. In: Mapcarta. Retrieved October 11, 2017 .
↑ Bafata | region, Guinea-Bissau . In: Encyclopedia Britannica . ( britannica.com [accessed October 11, 2017]).
↑ George, E .: Eurafircans in Western Africa: Commerce, Social Status, Gender and Religious Observane from 16th to the 18th Century .
^ Rod East: African Antelope Database 1998 . IUCN, 1999, ISBN 978-2-8317-0477-7 ( google.de [accessed October 11, 2017]).
^ SK Eltringham: The Hippos . A&C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-2868-8 ( google.de [accessed October 11, 2017]).

[GRDC-1] GRDC - Saltinho amont gauge

[2] Rio Corubal. In: Mapcarta. Retrieved October 11, 2017 .

[3] Bafata | region, Guinea-Bissau . In: Encyclopedia Britannica . ( britannica.com [accessed October 11, 2017]).

[4] George, E .: Eurafircans in Western Africa: Commerce, Social Status, Gender and Religious Observane from 16th to the 18th Century .

[5] Rod East: African Antelope Database 1998 . IUCN, 1999, ISBN 978-2-8317-0477-7 ( google.de [accessed October 11, 2017]).

[6] SK Eltringham: The Hippos . A&C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-2868-8 ( google.de [accessed October 11, 2017]).