Red Volta

Red Volta
Red Volta
	Red Volta shown in red
Location
Countries	Burkina Faso and Ghana
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Volta River
• location	Lake Volta
• coordinates	10°34′00″N 00°30′00″W / 10.56667°N 0.50000°WCoordinates: 10°34′00″N 00°30′00″W / 10.56667°N 0.50000°W
Length	320 km (200 mi)
Basin size	73,000 km2 (28,000 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Mouth
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	White Volta
• right	White Volta

The Red Volta is a waterway flowing located in West Africa.^[1]^[2] It emerges near Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso and has a length of about 320 km which it joins the White Volta in Ghana.

The river is primarily located in Burkina Faso and crosses a segment of the international border between Burkina Faso and Ghana. It flows into Ghana's Upper East region and empties into the White Volta.

References[]

^ "Red Volta River | river, Africa". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
^ "Freshwater Ecoregions Of the World". www.feow.org. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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[1] "Red Volta River | river, Africa". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

[2] "Freshwater Ecoregions Of the World". www.feow.org. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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