Nyanga River
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2°58.0′S 10°15′E / 2.9667°S 10.250°E
The Nyanga River, 600 km, (French: Rivière Nyanga) is a
Ogooue. It is well known for the numerous rapids that break up its otherwise smooth course.[1]
Course
It rises on the border between the two countries, near the juncture of
Ogooué-Lolo provinces of Gabon, runs south along the border and then southwest through the Niari province of Congo, then enters the Nyanga province of Gabon and makes a sharp bend to the northwest. It passes through Nyanga's capital Tchibanga (the largest city on the river), then gradually bends around to the southwest again, running through a series of rapids before coming out onto a coastal plain and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean
.
Tributaries
- Moukalaba, which receives water of its own tributary, the Ganzi River
- Douli
References
- ISBN 0-89577-087-3.
- National Geographic. 2003. African Adventure Atlas Pg 24,72. led by Sean Fraser.
- Lerique Jacques. 1983. Hydrographie-Hydrologie. in Geographie et Cartographie du Gabon, Atlas Illustré led by The Ministère de l'Education Nationale de la Republique Gabonaise. Pg 14–15. Paris, France: Edicef.