Ouémé River
| Ouémé River Weme River | |
|---|---|
The Oueme River where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean in Cotonou, Benin. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Benin |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • elevation | 465 m (1,526 ft) |
| Mouth | Gulf of Guinea |
• location | Cotonou, Benin |
• coordinates | 6°21′11″N 2°26′39″E / 6.35306°N 2.44417°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 510 km (320 mi) |
| Basin size | 46,990 km2 (18,140 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 170 m3/s (6,000 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 1,175 m3/s (41,500 cu ft/s) |
The Ouémé River, also spelled Weme (Yoruba language: Odò Ofe, Gbe languages: Weme) is a river in Benin. It rises in the Atakora Mountains, and is about 510 kilometres (320 mi) long. It flows past the towns of Carnotville and Ouémé to a large delta on the Gulf of Guinea near the seaport city of Cotonou. The largest tributaries are the Okpara River and the Alpouro River.