Ecosystem Reference
Ecosystem Comoé
Type River (basin)
Salinity freshwater
Other Names Komoé
Location
Mainly situated in Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso, West Africa 12° N 5° N - 6° W 2° W
Location Map E_CODE 179_mod.jpg
Size Ref
River Length 1160 km Area 78000 km2 Drainage Area
Depth
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Temperature
Surface
100 Meters Depth
Description Rises 40 km southwest of Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso and forms part of the Burkina Faso-Côte d'Ivoire boundary. Empties into its estuary on the Gulf of Guinea (Ref. 28192).
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FishBase Literature
Species Families Species Families Reference
108 28
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