What is the Senegal River?
Q: What is the Senegal River?
A: The Senegal River is a river in West Africa that is 1,800 km long and serves as the border between Senegal and Mauritania.
Q: Who was Pliny the Elder?
A: Pliny the Elder was an ancient Roman author who called the Senegal River "Bambotus" (from a word meaning "hippopotamus").
Q: Where did Hanno the Carthaginian go to in about 450 BC?
A: Hanno the Carthaginian went to the Senegal River in about 450 BC when he was going from Carthage to Mount Cameroon in the Gulf of Guinea.
Q: What two rivers meet at Bafoulabé to form the Senegal River?
A: The Semefé River and Bafing River meet at Bafoulabé to form the Senegal River.
Q: What are two large dams on or near this river?
A: Two large dams on or near this river are Manantali Dam in Mali, and Maka-Diama Dam on Mauritania-Senegal border near sea.
Q: How much land does it take its water from?
A: The Senegal River takes its water from 483,181 km² of land.
Q: When did Guinea join Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Sénégal (OMVS)? A: Guinea joined Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Sénégal (OMVS) in 2005.
