The Ankobra River is situated in Western Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

. Rising north east of Wiawso, it flows about 120 miles (190 km) south to the Gulf of Guinea

Gulf of Guinea

The Gulf of Guinea is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean between Cape Lopez in Gabon, north and west to Cape Palmas in Liberia. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian is in the gulf....

. Its entire course is in southern Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

. Up to Tumentu the river is tidal.

The Ankobra is fed by the Fure River, Mansi River, Nini River

Nini River

The Nini is a small river in southwestern Ghana. It is one of the rivers for which the Nini-Suhien National Park was named. It flows into the Ankobra River.-External links:***...

, and Bonsa River.

Small craft can navigate approximately eighty kilometers inland, whilst the upper reaches contain rapids. Several hydro electric schemes have been proposed for the upper reaches.

External links

• http://www.secsd.com/wr/Ankobra.htm
• http://countrystudies.us/ghana/30.htm