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 | 225,217.5 km2 (86,957.0 mi2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Ogooué Delta |
| • average | (Period: 1971–2000)5,148.05 m3/s (181,802 cu ft/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 |
| • average | (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 |
| • 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 |
| • average | (Period: 1971–2000)1,305 m3/s (46,100 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 |
| • average | (Period: 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 | |
| Progression | Atlantic Ocean |
| 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.