Benue River

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Benue River

The Benue River is the major tributary

Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
of the Niger River

Niger River

The Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending about 4180 km . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea....
. The river

River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
is approximately 1,400 km long and is almost entirely navigable during the summer months. As a result, it is an important transportation route in the regions through which it flows.

It rises in the Adamawa Plateau

Adamawa Plateau

The Adamawa Plateau is a plateau region in west-central Africa stretching from south-eastern Nigeria through north-central Cameroon to the Central African Republic....
of northern Cameroon

Cameroon

The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary state of central and western Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south....
, from where it flows west, and through the town of Garoua

Garoua

Garoua is the capital of the North Province, Cameroon of Cameroon, lying on the Benue River. The city has an estimated 490,000 inhabitants and is an important river port....
and Lagdo Reservoir

Lagdo Reservoir

File:Lagdomap.jpgLagdo Reservoir is a lake located in the North Province of Cameroon. The lake covers an area of 586 km?. It is located at ....
, into Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federation constitutional republic comprising States of Nigeria and one Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria....
south of the Mandara mountains

Mandara Mountains

The Mandara mountains are a volcanic range extending about 200km The highest elevation is 1,494 m , the summit of Mount Oupay .The Mofu ethnic group lives in the Mandara Mountains....
, and through Jimeta

Jimeta

Jimeta is a town in Adamawa State, Nigeria. The town's population was 73,080 as of 1991. The elevation of Jimeta is 135 m, and it lies along the Benue River....
, Ibi

Ibi, Nigeria

Ibi is a town and administrative district in Taraba State, Nigeria. The town is located on the south bank of the Benue River, opposite the influx of the much smaller Shemankar River....
and Makurdi

Makurdi

Makurdi is the capital of Benue State in Nigeria. The city is located in central Nigeria and is the base for the Nigerian Nigerian Air Force Mig 21 and Jaguar aircraft squadrons....
before meeting the Niger at Lokoja

Lokoja

Lokoja is the capital city of Kogi State, in central Nigeria, and is a port on Niger River....
.

The river's largest tributary is the Mayo Kébbi, which connects it with the Logone River (part of the Lake Chad

Lake Chad

Lake Chad is a historically large, shallow lake in Africa, whose size has varied greatly over the centuries. It is economically very important, providing water to more than 20 million people living in the four countries which surround it — Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria....
system) during floods.

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