Characteristics of the Niger River according to the plan
Characteristics of the Niger River according to the plan: 1 Position of the river on the mainland, belonging to the basin. 2 Source and place of confluence into the reservoir. 3 Drainage basin and relief dependence. 4 Power source 5 River mode, climate dependent. 6 Economic value. 7 Ecological condition.
1. West Africa
2. Source-on the slopes of the Leono-Liberian Uplands in the southeast of Guinea.
Gulf of Guinea Atlantic Ocean
3. tributaries of the Niger: Milo River, Bani River, r. Sokoto, r. Kaduna and r. Benue
4. Power-rain
5. its upper and lower reaches are in areas rich in precipitation, and the middle reaches basin is characterized by great dryness and strong evaporation. The upstream flood is dependent on summer rains, lasts from June to September and is transmitted downstream
6. Economic importance in shipping. construction of dams for hydroelectric power plants and irrigation, industrial water discharge, fishing, timber floating
7. Environmental condition-poor, heavily polluted