Red volta
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Red Volta Nazinon |
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 The Rote Volta in the Volta catchment area (middle) |
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| location |
 Burkina Faso(mouth in Ghana )  |
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| River system | Volta | |
| Drain over | Volta → Gulf of Guinea | |
| Headwaters | near Ouagadougou , Burkina Faso 12 ° 7 ′ 41 ″ N , 1 ° 59 ′ 9 ″ W |
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| muzzle | in Ghana in the White Volta (Nakambé) coordinates: 10 ° 33 ′ 32 " N , 0 ° 31 ′ 17" W, 10 ° 33 ′ 32 " N , 0 ° 31 ′ 17" W
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| length | approx. 320 km | |
| Discharge at the Nangodi gauge (1531650) A Eo : 11,570 km² Location: 45 km above the mouth |
MNQ 1958–1974 MQ 1958–1974 Mq 1958–1974 MHQ 1958–1974 HHQ (max. Month Ø) |
0 l / s 23 m³ / s 2 l / (s km²) 130 m³ / s 301 m³ / s |
The Rote Volta or Nazinon is a river in western Africa and one of the headwaters of the Volta .
course
The Red Volta or Nazinon also has its origin in Burkina Faso near Ouagadougou and flows south to Ghana, where it joins the White Volta after about 320 km from the right .
Hydrometry
The flow rate of the Red Volta was measured over 16 years (1958–1974) in Nangodi about 45 kilometers upstream from the mouth (in m³ / s).
