Bafing River
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The Bafing River runs through Guinea
and Mali
and is about 560 miles (901.2 km) long. It joins with the Bakoy River
in Bafoulabé
to form the Sénégal River
, in the Kayes Region
of western Mali. It is also called the Black River while the Bakoy is called the White River. The Bafing forms part of the international boundary between Guinea and Mali.
From 1895 to 1898 the railway bridge near the town of Mahinady, designed by Gustave Eiffel
, was built.
The Manantali Dam
, a hydroelectric
project, is located on the Bafing, forming the largest artificial lake in Mali, Lake Manantali
.
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
and Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
and is about 560 miles (901.2 km) long. It joins with the Bakoy River
Bakoy River
The Bakoy or Bakhoy River is a river in West Africa. It runs through Guinea and Mali and joins with the Bafing River to form the Sénégal River in Bafoulabé, in the Kayes Region of western Mali. It is also called the White River while the Bafing is called the Black River...
in Bafoulabé
Bafoulabé
Bafoulabé is a town and commune in south-western Mali. It is located in the Region of Kayes. Bafoulabé is the capital of the Cercle of Bafoulabé, which in 1887 was the first Cercle to be created in Mali.-Local administration:...
to form the Sénégal River
Sénégal River
The Sénégal River is a long river in West Africa that forms the border between Senegal and Mauritania.The Sénégal's headwaters are the Semefé and Bafing rivers which both originate in Guinea; they form a small part of the Guinean-Malian border before coming together at Bafoulabé in Mali...
, in the Kayes Region
Kayes Region
Kayes Region is one of eight first level national subdivisions, called Regions in Mali. It is the first administrative area of Mali and covers an area of 120,760 km²...
of western Mali. It is also called the Black River while the Bakoy is called the White River. The Bafing forms part of the international boundary between Guinea and Mali.
From 1895 to 1898 the railway bridge near the town of Mahinady, designed by Gustave Eiffel
Gustave Eiffel
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was a French structural engineer from the École Centrale Paris, an architect, an entrepreneur and a specialist of metallic structures...
, was built.
The Manantali Dam
Manantali Dam
The Manantali Dam is a multi-purpose dam on the Bafing river in the Senegal River basin, 90 km to the south-east of Bafoulabé, in Mali's Kayes Region.-History:...
, a hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...
project, is located on the Bafing, forming the largest artificial lake in Mali, Lake Manantali
Lake Manantali
Lake Manantali is a large artificial lake, formed by the 1989 construction of the Manantali Dam, on the Bafing River in Mali. Its northern point is located 90 km to the south-east of the city of Bafoulabé.-Size:...
.