Anambra River

Anambra River (Ànyị̀m Ọma Mbala)
Country	Nigeria
State	Anambra State
Local Government Areas	Anambra East, Anambra West, Ayamelum

Mouth	Niger River
- location	Onitsha, Onitsha North, Anambra State

Length	130.5 mi (210 km)
Basin	2,751 sq mi (7,125 km²) ^[1]

The Anambra River (Igbo: Ànyị̀m Ọma Mbala) flows 210 kilometres (130 mi) into the Niger River and is found in Anambra, Nigeria. The river is the most important feeder of the River Niger below Lokoja. The flow of the Anambra river is released into the Atlantic through various outlets forming the 25,000-square-kilometre (9,700 sq mi) Niger Delta region.^[2]

References

↑ Anyadike, Raymond N. C.; Phil-Eze, Phillip O. (1989). "Runoff Response to Basin Parameters in Southeastern Nigeria". Geografiska Annaler. Series A, Physical Geography (Blackwell Publishing) 71 (1–2): 75. JSTOR 521009.
↑ Shahin, Mamdouh (2002). Hydrology and water resources of Africa. Springer. pp. 307–309. ISBN 1-4020-0866-X.

Niger River

Countries	Guinea Mali Niger Benin Nigeria

Sections	Source of the Niger Middle Niger Inner Niger Delta Lower Niger Niger Delta

Tributaries (list) and distributaries	Tinkisso River Sankarani River Milo River Bani River Mekrou River Alibori River Sola River Sokoto River Sota River Kaduna River Benue River Anambra River Forçados River Nun River Brass River

Cities	Siguiri Bamako Segou Mopti Timbuktu Gao Niamey Lokoja Onitsha

Lakes	Kainji Lake Lac Debo

Dams and bridges	King Fahd Bridge Martyrs Bridge Markala Dam Gao Bridge Kennedy Bridge Kainji Dam River Niger Bridge (Onitsha)

Protected Areas	Niger Basin Authority National Park of Upper Niger W National Park Kainji National Park

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