Boumba River
| Boumba River Bumba, Wumo | |
|---|---|
 The Boumba River 1911 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Regions | East Region |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Near Abong-Mbang |
| • coordinates | 3°52′00″N 13°28′00″E / 3.86667°N 13.46667°E |
| • elevation | 680 m (2,230 ft) |
| Mouth | Confluence with the Dja River |
• location | Near Moloundou |
• coordinates | 2°02′07″N 15°11′37″E / 2.035382°N 15.193748°E |
• elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Length | 530 km (330 mi) |
| Basin size | 27,400 km2 (10,579 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Moloundou |
| • average | 285 m3/s (10,100 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
Kongo River | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Lokomo |
| • right | Medoum, Bouda, Ndjwe, Bek |
Boumba River is a river in the South Cameroon Plateau of southeast Cameroon.
Geography
The river rises in the Abong-Mbang region. The Boumba is almost 530 km long, and has a catchment of 27.400 km² [1]
Hydrometrie
The flow of the river was measured at Biwala in m³/s[1]
 | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Ecology
The river is a
Trivia
- The area is believed to be a possible origin of the HIV virus.[4]
- The legendary Mokèlé-mbèmbéwas reportedly sighted on the river in 2000.
References
- ^ a b PDF about the hydrology of Cameroon (French)
- ^ Protected areas and indigenous peoples: the paradox of conservation and survival of the Baka in Moloundou region (south-east Cameroon)
- ^ "Rainforest Movement". Archived from the original on 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ Out of Africa: The Origins of HIV