Ofin River
| Ofin River | |
|---|---|
 Bridge over the Ofin River in 1925 | |
 South Ghana with the Ofin (left) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Pra River |
• coordinates | 6°40′0″N 2°10′0″W / 6.66667°N 2.16667°W |
| Length | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mouth |
The Ofin River is an easterly-flowing waterway in Ghana. It flows through the Tano Ofin Reserve in Ghana's Atwima Mponua District.[1]
The Ofin riverbed is 90 metres above mean sea level. The Ofin has cut steep side channels, average depth 12–15 metres, into the rolling terrain over which it flows.[1]
The Ofin and the Pra rivers form the boundary between Ghana's Ashanti region and Central region. Dunkwa-on-Offin is a major town on the river.[1]
Gold is mined from the river's sediment.[2][3]
Fauna
[edit]Native species include the clarias agboyiensis, a benign type of airbreathing catfish.[4] The Barekese Dam is located on its course.
Tributaries
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c From spectators to managers of tropical forests, Ghana. Retrieved May 22, 2006.
- ^ Wright, J.B.; Hastings, D.A.; Jones, W.B.; Williams, H.R. (1985). Wright, J.B. (ed.). Geology and Mineral Resources of West Africa. London: George Allen & UNWIN. pp. 45–47. ISBN 9780045560011.
- ^ Taylor, Ryan; Anderson, Eric (2018). Quartz-Pebble-Conglomerate Gold Deposits, Chapter P of Mineral Deposit Models for Resource Assessment, USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5070-P (PDF). Reston: US Dept. of the Interior, USGS. p. 9.
- ^ Description of Clarias Agboyiensis. Retrieved May 22, 2006.