Densu River
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The Densu River is a 116km long river in Ghana
rising in the Atewa Range
. It flows through an economically important agricultural region, supplies half the drinking water to Ghana's capital city of Accra
, and ends in an ecologically significant but environmentally threatened wetlands
at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean
. The Weija Dam is situated on the Densu River.
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
rising in the Atewa Range
Atewa Range
The Atewa Range is in the Akyem Abuakwa region of southeastern Ghana, near the town of Kibi, and south-west of the Kwahu Plateau which forms the south-west boundary of Lake Volta. The range runs roughly north-south, consisting of steep-sided hills with fairly flat summits...
. It flows through an economically important agricultural region, supplies half the drinking water to Ghana's capital city of Accra
Accra
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
, and ends in an ecologically significant but environmentally threatened wetlands
Wetland
A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with water either permanently or seasonally. Wetlands are categorised by their characteristic vegetation, which is adapted to these unique soil conditions....
at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
. The Weija Dam is situated on the Densu River.