Ouémé River

Mouth of the Ouémé in Cotonou

The Ouémé is a river in Benin, Nigeria, West Africa.

Geography

The Ouémé is 510 km and a catchment area of ​​approximately 46,990 km ², the largest river in the West African state of Benin. It rises in the mountains of Atakora Benin and empties on the southern coast of Benin on two 200 -km-long bays, the Nokoué sea and the bay of Porto -Novo, near the city of Cotonou in the Gulf of Guinea. The Ouémé represents a major part of the border between Benin and Nigeria represents the average slope of the river is 0.9 m per km, the upper reaches of 20 m per km. The water temperature varies depending on the season 26-32 ° C.

Fauna

Pisces

In a study on Ouémé May 1999 to March 2001 were 50 fish species from 18 families ( Protopteridae, Polypteridae, Clupeidae, Osteoglossidae, Mormyridae, Hepsetidae, Alestidae, Distichodontidae, Citharinidae, Bagridae, Claroteidae, Schilbeidae, Clariidae, Mochokidae, Channidae, Centropomidae, Cichlidae, Anabantidae ) detected.