The Benue River (French: la Bénoué), previously known as the Chadda River or Tchadda, is the major tributary of the Niger River. The river is approximately 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) long and is almost entirely navigable during the summer months. The size of its basin is 319,000 km2 (123,000 sq mi).[1] As a result, it is an important transportation route in the regions through which it flows.[citation needed]
At the point of confluence, the Benue exceeds the Niger by volume. The mean discharge before 1960 was 3,477 cubic metres per second (122,800 cu ft/s)[1] for the Benue and 2,863 cubic metres per second (101,100 cu ft/s) for the Niger.[1] During the following decades, the runoff of both rivers decreased markedly due to irrigation.
The Benue River flooded in October 2012, resulting in a large increase in the population of venomous snakes in the Duguri District, Alkaleri Local Government Area, Bauchi State. A July 2013 report indicated that over 200 people in the district had died of snakebite. The General Hospital in Kaltungo, Gombe State in Nigeria, is the nearest location for treatment of snakebite; "whoever is lucky to make it to Kaltungo is treated in only two days and then they return home."[2]
Benoue huts
Benoue view from drone
Crossing the Benue River from Lagdo with a Canoe
References
^ abcde"AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING: An Introduction to Agricultural Engineering".
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Benue" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 754.
May 17, 2023
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