| Black Volta | |
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Black Volta (Mouhoun) near Dédougou, Burkina Faso
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Black Volta shown in black
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| Mouth | Volta River |
• location | Lake Volta |
• coordinates | 8°41′00″N 1°33′00″W / 8.68333°N 1.55000°W / 8.68333; -1.55000 |
| Length | 1,352 km (840 mi) |
| Basin size | 147,000 km2 (57,000 sq mi) |
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| • location | Mouth |
| (Is home to many forms of wildlife that are unique to the part of the world) | |
The Black VoltaorMouhoun[1] is a river that flows through Burkina Faso for approximately 1,352 km (840 mi) to the White VoltainDagbon, Ghana, the upper end of Lake Volta.[2] The source of the Black Volta is in the Cascades Region of Burkina Faso, close to Mount Tenakourou, the highest point of the country. Further downstream it forms part of the border between Ghana and Burkina Faso, and later between Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana. Within Ghana, it marks the border between the Savannah and Bono regions.[3][2] The Bui Dam, a hydroelectric power plant, is built on the river, just south of the Bui National Park, which the river bisects.[2][4]
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