Komoé River

Komoé River Comoé River
The Comoé River near Folonzo
Map of Côte d'Ivoire showing the Komoé River in the eastern part of the country
Location
Country	Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast
Physical characteristics
Source	Sikasso Plateau
• location	Bobo-Dioulasso Department, Houet Province, Burkina Faso
• coordinates	10°58′N 004°30′W / 10.967°N 4.500°W / 10.967; -4.500
• elevation	525 m (1,722 ft)
Mouth	Grand-Bassam
• location	Gulf of Guinea, Atlantic Ocean, Ivory Coast
• coordinates	5°11′30″N 003°43′20″W / 5.19167°N 3.72222°W / 5.19167; -3.72222
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	759 km (472 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• right	Léraba River

The Komoé River or Comoé River is a river in West

The Komoé River is approximately 759 km long. It rises on the Sikasso Plateau and in the Sindou Hills flowing south over several cataracts with several falls including the "Chutes de la Komoé" and Karifiguela Falls.^[3] Upstream of the Karifiguela Falls it is known locally as the Koba River.^[3] At 09°42′11″N 004°35′10″W / 9.70306°N 4.58611°W / 9.70306; -4.58611 it is joined from the right (west) by the Léraba River, whereafter it flows southeast and forms the border between Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast for some 60 kilometres (37 mi), before it enters Ivory Coast four kilometres southwest of the village of Balanfodougou.

In Ivory Coast, it continues southeast, past the Comoé National Park, forming the border between its Zanzan District and Savanes District. At 09°10′26″N 003°53′33″W / 9.17389°N 3.89250°W / 9.17389; -3.89250 it turns south flowing through eastern Ivory Coast and emptying into the far eastern end of the Ébrié Lagoon complex and ultimately the Gulf of Guinea near the port of Grand-Bassam.^[2]

Tributaries

• Léraba River at 09°42′11″N 004°35′10″W / 9.70306°N 4.58611°W / 9.70306; -4.58611 a right tributary from the west,
• Boin River at 09°12′38″N 003°57′53″W / 9.21056°N 3.96472°W / 9.21056; -3.96472 a left tributary from the north in Comoé National Park.

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