Sassandra River

The map of the Ivory Coast shows the Sassandra in the West.

The Sassandra is a river in the west of Ivory Coast. It is formed ( between Odienné and Boundiali ), and the Gouan (also known as Bafing Sud), in the mountains of Guinea has its origin in the west from the Tienba River, which rises in the highlands in the north of Ivory Coast. The Sassandra - river flows towards south- south-west to the Atlantic. The Buyo Dam was constructed on the middle stretch of the river in 1980, below the confluence with the Nzo River. The reservoir, which is caused by the fact, is called Buyo Lake. The Davo River flows into the Sassandra just before it flows into the sea. The city Sassandra located on the coast, where the river reaches the sea. The length of the river is about 650 kilometers.