Ivindo River

Map of Gabon with the Ogooué and the Ivindo

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F fVorlage: Infobox River / The Obsolete Ivindo is a river in Gabon and forms the main tributary of the river Ogooué.

Running and mouth

It extends from the north-east of Gabon to the southwest. Here be run through one of the wildest and most beautiful rainforest regions of Africa. Also, here are some of the largest waterfalls in Central Africa such as the Mingouli waterfall. The river crosses the newly established National Park Ivindo, an area rich in exotic flora and fauna, birds and mammals. The Ivindo opens later in the 1200 km long river Ogooué. Below Makokou, the only large city on the Ivindo, it flows over a waterfall into a deep gorge.

Tributaries

  • Djoua, which is also the natural border between Gabon and Republic of Congo
  • Djadie flowing through Mekambo
  • Liboumba whose main tributary is the River lodie
  • Mvoung flowing through Ovan and the main tributary of the river Kuye is
  • Oua
  • Zadia
  • Bouinandjé
  • Karangoua

History

The Ivindo was below Makokou first time during a whitewater expedition traveled in 1998. This was a group of people from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which consisted of Chris Guier, Bruce Hayse, Louise Lasley, Marilyn Olsen, Rick Sievers and Howie cloud. The expedition discovered four impressive waterfalls: the Kongue, the Mingouli, the Tsengue and the Leledei waterfall and an unnamed or undescribed waterfall between Mingouli and Tsengue Leledei, which is probably the nicest of all. There are many white water sections and the shorelines were occupied by intrepid elephants and other animals.

Traffic

  • The Trans - Gabon railway runs over two bridges at the confluence of Ivindo and Ogowe.
  • Large areas around the Ivindo enjoy National Park status today.

Swell

  • National Geographic. 2003rd African Adventure Atlas Pg 24,72. led by Sean Fraser
  • Lerique Jacques. In 1983. Hydrographic Hydrology. in geography Cartografía et du Gabon, Atlas Illustrée led by The Ministère de l' Education Nationale de la Republique Gabonaise. Pg 14-15. Paris, France: Edicef.
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