Ankobra River

Ankobra River
The estuary of Ankobra River
Location
Country	Ghana
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Gulf of Guinea
• location	Atlantic Ocean
• coordinates	4°53′55″N 2°16′17″W
Basin size	1,900 km^2 (730 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Mouth

The Ankobra River is situated in southwest Ghana. Starting north east of Wiawso, it flows about 190 kilometres (120 mi) south to the Gulf of Guinea, and enters the ocean about 60 km to the west of the city of Takoradi.^[1] Near its mouth are the remains of Fort Elize Carthago, a Dutch trading post abandoned in 1711.

The Ankobra River is fed by the Nini River. Small ships can navigate 80 kilometres (40 nmi; 50 mi) inland, whilst the upper reaches contain rapids. Several hydro electric schemes have been proposed for the upper reaches.^[1]

In 2003, mercury and arsenic were reported in the gold mining area of the Ankobra River Basin.^[2][3]

The course of Ankobra River

Looking north from the southern end of the Ankobra River

Fishing boats at Ankobra River

Fishing boats at the estuary of Ankobra River

References

1. Rivers and Lakes
2. Bannerman, W.; Potin-Gautier, M.; Amoureux, D.; Tellier, S.; Rambaud, A.; Babut, M.; Adimado, A.; Beinhoff, C. (2003). "Mercury and arsenic in the gold mining regions of the Ankobra River basin in Ghana". Journal de Physique IV (Proceedings). 107: 107–110. doi:10.1051/jp4:20030255.
3. Asare-Donkor, Noah Kyame; Adimado, Anthony Apeke (2016). "Influence of mining related activities on levels of mercury in water, sediment and fish from the Ankobra and Tano River basins in South Western Ghana". Environmental Systems Research. 5. doi:10.1186/s40068-016-0055-4.

External links

• Ghana: Rivers and Lakes