Tinkisso
Tinkisso | ||
The Tinkisso (top center) |
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Data | ||
location | Guinea | |
River system | Niger | |
Drain over | Niger → Atlantic | |
source | In the mountains of Fouta Djallon | |
muzzle | at Siguiri in Niger Coordinates: 11 ° 21 ′ 16 " N , 9 ° 9 ′ 49" W 11 ° 21 ′ 16 " N , 9 ° 9 ′ 49" W |
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Mouth height |
341 m
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length | 570 km | |
Catchment area | 19,430 km² | |
Discharge at the Ouaran gauge (1634600) A Eo : 18,700 km² Location: 30 km above the mouth |
NNQ (min. Month Ø) MNQ 1954–1978 MQ 1954–1978 Mq 1954–1978 MHQ 1954–1978 HHQ (max. Month Ø) |
1 m³ / s 11 m³ / s 181 m³ / s 9.7 l / (s km²) 623 m³ / s 1150 m³ / s |
Left tributaries | Bouka | |
The Tinkisso Falls (around 1905) |
The Tinkisso is a 570 km long river in Guinea ( West Africa ).
course
The river has its source in Fouta Djallon . It flows first to the northeast. After a good 200 km it swings to the east, where it picks up the bouka. The Tinkisso flows into the Niger at the heights of Siguiri .
The strongly meandering Tinkisso has an annual discharge of 181 m³ / s and drains a basin of 19,430 km².
Hydrometry
Average monthly flow of the Tinkisso measured at the hydrological station near Ouaran in m³ / s.
literature
Alpha Mamadou Bah: Geography, la République de Guinée . Domaine de l'éducation et de la culture, Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de tele-enseignement, Conakry 1974.