Admin Table of Contents
- 1 Where is the source of the Volta River?
- 2 Where does White Volta come from?
- 3 Where does the Volta River start and end?
- 4 What river flows into Volta?
- 5 Is Volta a country?
- 6 Is there a sea in Volta Region?
- 7 What is the capital town of Volta Region?
- 8 How many languages are in the Volta Region?
- 9 Where is the Black Volta River located?
Where is the source of the Volta River?
Black Volta
NakambeRed Volta River
Volta River/Sources
It rises as the Baoulé in low hills in southwestern Burkina Faso near Bobo Dioulasso, and at the end of its course it empties into Lake Volta (in Ghana), a large artificial reservoir created by the Volta River Project and stretching to just above the former confluence of the Black Volta and White Volta rivers.
Where does White Volta come from?
Burkina Faso
Where does the Volta River start and end?
Gulf of Guinea
Atlantic Ocean
Volta River/Mouths
How was the Volta lake created?
The lake is formed by the Akosombo Dam (q.v.), which, begun in 1961 and completed in 1965, dammed the Volta River just south of Ajena and created a lake extending upstream from the Akosombo Dam to Yapei, beyond the former confluence of the Black Volta and White Volta rivers.
Where is the Black Volta located in Ghana?
The Black Volta or Mouhoun is a river that flows through Burkina Faso for approximately 1,352 km (840 mi) to the White Volta in Dagbon, Ghana, the upper end of Lake Volta. The source of the Black Volta is in the Cascades Region of Burkina Faso, close to Mount Tenakourou, the highest point of the country.
What river flows into Volta?
White Volta River Black
| Lake Volta | |
|---|---|
| Lake type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | White Volta River Black Volta River |
| Primary outflows | Volta River |
| Catchment area | 385,180 km2 (148,720 sq mi) |
Is Volta a country?
Burkina Faso (formerly known as Upper Volta; French: Haute Volta) is a landlocked country located in the middle of West Africa’s “hump.” The northern part lies geographically in the Sahel zone, the transition zone between the Sahara Desert in north and the tropical savanna in south.
Is there a sea in Volta Region?
The beaches of the Volta estuary are amongst the best in Ghana. Swimming is popular in some areas, although the sea is generally rough along the Atlantic coast.
What is the biggest man made lake in the world?
Lake Kariba
Lake Kariba is the world’s largest man-made lake and reservoir by volume….
| Lake Kariba | |
|---|---|
| Lake type | Hydroelectric reservoir |
| Catchment area | 663,000 km2 (256,000 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Zimbabwe |
| Max. length | 223 km (139 mi) |
Where is the Volta basin located?
Ghana
Occupying the central part of Ghana, the Volta Basin covers about 45 percent of the nation’s total land surface. Its northern section, which lies above the upper part of Lake Volta, rises to a height of 150 to 215 meters above sea level.
What is the capital town of Volta Region?
Ho
Ho is the capital city of the Ho Municipal District and the Volta Region of Ghana….Ho, Ghana.
| Ho | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Volta Region |
| District | Ho Municipal District |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
How many languages are in the Volta Region?
The Oti–Volta languages form a subgroup of the Gur languages, comprising about 30 languages of northern Ghana, Benin, and Burkina Faso spoken by twelve million people. The most populous language is Mõõré, the national language of Burkina, spoken by five million people….Oti–Volta languages.
| Oti–Volta | |
|---|---|
| Glottolog | otiv1239 |
Where is the Black Volta River located?
The Black Volta or Mouhoun is a river that flows through Burkina Faso flowing about 1,352 km (840 mi) to the White Volta in Dagbon, Ghana. The Black Volta forms part of the border between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso. Within Ghana, it forms the border between the Northern Region and the Brong-Ahafo Region.
Where does the Black Volta start and end?
From its source in Burkina Faso the Black Volta flows roughly north and east for about 200 miles (320 km) and then turns to flow south for 340 miles (550 km), forming the border between Ghana and Burkina Faso and then between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.
What are the two main branches of the Volta River?
…two main upper branches, the Black and White Voltas, rise in the open plateaus of Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) and unite in north-central Ghana some 300 miles (480 km) north of the sea. (These two branches are respectively called the Mouhoun and the Nakambe rivers in Burkina Faso.) The…. Ghana.