List of rivers of Burkina Faso

This is a list of streams and rivers in Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso has three main rivers — the Black Volta, the Red Volta and the White Volta.^[1] Areas near rivers are affected by tsetse flies and simulium flies.^[1] This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

Gulf of Guinea

The Volta river system

• Komoé River
  • Iringou River
  • Léraba River
• Volta River (Ghana)
  • Oti River (Pendjari River)
    • Koulpéolgo River
  • Black Volta (Mouhoun River)
    • Bougouriba River
    • Sourou River
  • White Volta (Nakambé)
    • Kulpawn River
      • Sisili River
    • Red Volta (Nazinon)
• Niger River (Niger)
  

  Béli River in the rainy season
  • Mékrou River
  • Tapoa River
  • Goroubi River
  • Sirba River
  • Béli River
  • Bani River (Mali)
    • Banifing River

References

1. 1 2 Haggett, Peter (2002). Encyclopedia of world geography, Volume 17. Marshall Cavendish. p. 2321. ISBN 0-7614-7306-8. 

• United Nations, 2004
• GEOnet Names Server

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