Densu River
| Densu River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Atlantic Ocean |
• coordinates | 5°31′0″N 0°19′0″W / 5.51667°N 0.31667°W |
| Length | 116 km (72 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,490 km2 (960 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mouth |
| Designations | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Densu Delta Ramsar Site |
| Designated | 14 August 1992 |
| Reference no. | 564 |
The Densu River is a 116 km 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. The river ends in an ecologically significant wetland delta on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The Densuano Dam and Weija Dam are situated on the Densu River.