Bandama
Bandama is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 6.21°, -5.08°
About Bandama
The Bandama River is the longest river in Ivory Coast with a length of some 800 kilometers. The south-flowing river is fed by the Marahoué, Solomougou, Kan and Nzi rivers and empties into the Tagba Lagoon and the Gulf of Guinea.
The Bandama flows through Lake Kossou, a large artificial lake created in 1973 by the construction of the Kossou Dam at Kossou.
Yamoussoukro, the capital of Ivory Coast, is located adjacent to the Bandama River.
The Rallye Côte d'Ivoire is often hosted around the Bandama.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Bandama River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Bandama: Quick Answers
- Where is Bandama?
- Bandama is located in Côte d'Ivoire, at 6.2117° N, 5.0781° W.
- Are there dams on the Bandama?
- No dam on the Bandama is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.