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Did You Know The Former Name of the Benue River?

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It is La Bénoué in French, but to the anglophones, it is ‘The Benue’ or the River Benue or Benue River. The water body is the major tributary of the Niger River and runs approximately 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) long. It is also almost entirely navigable during the summer months. As a result, it is an important transportation route in the regions through which it flows. But did you know that this all-important water body in Nigeria was previously known as the Chadda River or Tchadda?

The river rises in the Adamawa Plateau of northern Cameroon, from where it flows west, and through the town of Garoua and Lagdo Reservoir, into Nigeria south of the Mandara mountains, and through Jimeta, Ibi and Makurdi before meeting the Niger River at Lokoja. Large tributaries associated with it are the Faro River, the Gongola River and the Mayo Kébbi, which connects it with the Logone River (part of the Lake Chad system) during floods. Other tributaries are Taraba River and River Katsina-Ala.

Other Important Facts about the Benue River

Besides its interesting previous name, did you know that?

Sources:

britannica.com

wikipedia.org

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