Bafing River

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The Bafing River is a significant West African river that rises in the Fouta Djallon highlands of Guinea and flows through Mali, playing a key role in the hydrology and development of the Senegal River basin.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bafing River canonical 5
Bafing 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf West African river ⓘ
dam ⓘ
intergovernmental organization ⓘ
river ⓘ
alternativeName Bafing ⓘ
linked to: Bafing River
alternativeNameLanguage French ⓘ
basinCountry Guinea ⓘ
Mali ⓘ
Senegal ⓘ
confluenceForms Senegal River ⓘ
confluenceLocation near Bafoulabé, Mali ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Guinea ⓘ
Mali ⓘ
countryDownstreamBasin Mauritania ⓘ
Senegal ⓘ
crossesBorderBetween Guinea and Mali ⓘ
developmentRole central to OMVS water resources projects ⓘ
drainageBasin Atlantic Ocean via Senegal River ⓘ
ecologicalRole supports riparian ecosystems in Guinea and Mali ⓘ
economicRole supports agriculture in the Senegal River basin ⓘ
floodRegimeInfluencedBy Fouta Djallon rainfall ⓘ
flowsThrough Guinea ⓘ
Mali ⓘ
formsConfluenceWith Bakoye River ⓘ
hasDam Manantali Dam ⓘ
hasSeasonalVariation yes ⓘ
hydrologicalSignificance key contributor to flow of Senegal River ⓘ
importance important for regional development in the Senegal River basin ⓘ
lengthApprox about 500 km ⓘ
locatedOn Bafing River ⓘ
managedBy Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Sénégal ⓘ
mouth Senegal River ⓘ
mouthCountry Mali ⓘ
partOf Senegal River basin ⓘ
linked to: Senegal River
region West Africa ⓘ
role major headwater of the Senegal River ⓘ
shortName OMVS ⓘ
sourceLocation Fouta Djallon highlands ⓘ
linked to: Fouta Djallon
sourceRegion Fouta Djallon ⓘ
tributaryOf Senegal River ⓘ
usedFor fishing ⓘ
hydroelectric power ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
transport (locally and seasonally) ⓘ
watercourseSystem Senegal River system ⓘ
linked to: Senegal River

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Senegal River → majorTributary → Bafing River ⓘ
Manantali Dam → locatedOn → Bafing River ⓘ
subject linked to: Bafing River
Bafing River → alternativeName → Bafing ⓘ
linked to: Bafing River
Manantali Dam → locatedOnRiver → Bafing River ⓘ
Manantali Dam → crosses → Bafing River ⓘ
Fouta Djallon → sourceOfRiver → Bafing River ⓘ