Ogooué River
| Ogooué | |
|---|---|
The Ogooué watershed | |
| Location | |
| Country | Gabon, Republic of the Congo |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kengue, Republic of the Congo |
| • elevation | 840 m (2,760 ft) |
| Mouth | Atlantic Ocean |
• location | Port Gentil, Gabon |
• coordinates | 1°01′38″S 8°53′05″E / 1.0272°S 8.8848°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 1,200 km (750 mi) |
| Basin size | 223,856 km2 (86,431 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Ogowe Delta, Atlantic Ocean, Gabon |
| • average | (Period: 1971–2000)5,147.75 m3/s (181,791 cu ft/s) 4,795 m3/s (169,300 cu ft/s) to 186 km3/a (5,900 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 1,950 m3/s (69,000 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 7,340 m3/s (259,000 cu ft/s) (13,500 m3/s (480,000 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lambaréné, Gabon (183 km upstream of mouth; Basin size: 205,082.57 km2 (79,182.82 sq mi)) |
| • average | (Period of data: 1999–2015)4,935.2 m3/s (174,280 cu ft/s)
(Period of data: 1940–1999)4,750 m3/s (168,000 cu ft/s) (Period: 1971–2000)4,485.4 m3/s (158,400 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 1,610 m3/s (57,000 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 9,440 m3/s (333,000 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Ndjolé, Gabon (Basin size: 158,100 km2 (61,000 sq mi)) |
| • average | (Period: 1971–2000)3,194.8 m3/s (112,820 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 1,200 m3/s (42,000 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 6,600 m3/s (230,000 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lastoursville, Gabon (Basin size: 47,700 km2 (18,400 sq mi)) |
| • average | 1,304.6 m3/s (46,070 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 650 m3/s (23,000 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 2,800 m3/s (99,000 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Franceville, Gabon (Basin size: 8,670 km2 (3,350 sq mi)) |
| • average | (Period of data: 1953–1981)253 m3/s (8,900 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 122 m3/s (4,300 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 520 m3/s (18,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Ogooué River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Letili, Lebombi, Lekedi, Leyou, Lolo, Offoue, Ngounié |
| • right | Mpassa, Léconi, Sebe, Lassio, Dilo, Ivindo, Nké, Okano, Abanga |
The Ogooué (or Ogowe), also known as the Nazareth River, some 1,200 km (750 mi) long, is the principal river of Gabon in west-central Africa and the fourth largest river in Africa by volume of discharge, trailing only the Congo, Kasai and Niger. Its watershed drains nearly the entire country of Gabon, with some tributaries reaching into the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea.