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The '''Bakoy''' or '''Bakoye River''' is a river in [[West Africa]]. It runs through [[Guinea]] and [[Mali]] and joins with the [[Bafing River]] to form the [[Sénégal River]] at [[Bafoulabé]] in the [[Kayes Region]] of western Mali. In [[Manding]] languages, Bakoye signifies 'white river', Bafing 'black river' and Baloué 'red river'.<ref name=omvs>{{citation | title=Caractéristiques physiques du fleuve Sénégal | url=http://www.omvs.org/fr/fleuve/physique.php | publisher=Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Sénégal | language=French | accessdate=2 June 2012}}.</ref><ref>{{citation | last= Maïga | first= Mahamadou | title=Le bassin du fleuve Sénégal: de la Traite négrière au développement sous-régional autocentré | publisher= L'Harmattan | year=1995 | language=French | page=14 footnotes 4, 5 }}.</ref>
The '''Bakoy''' or '''Bakoye River''' ([[French language|French]]: ''Rivière Bakoy'') is a river in [[West Africa]]. It runs through [[Guinea]] and [[Mali]] and joins with the [[Bafing River]] to form the [[Sénégal River]] at [[Bafoulabé]] in the [[Kayes Region]] of western Mali. In [[Manding languages|Manding]] languages, Bakoye signifies 'white river', Bafing 'black river' and Baloué 'red river'.<ref name=omvs>{{citation | title=Caractéristiques physiques du fleuve Sénégal | url=http://www.omvs.org/fr/fleuve/physique.php | publisher=Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Sénégal | language=French | accessdate=2 June 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716144235/http://www.omvs.org/fr/fleuve/physique.php | archive-date=2013-07-16 | url-status=dead }}.</ref><ref>{{citation | last= Maïga | first= Mahamadou | title=Le bassin du fleuve Sénégal: de la Traite négrière au développement sous-régional autocentré | publisher= L'Harmattan | year=1995 | language=French | page=14 footnotes 4, 5 }}.</ref>


The source of the Bakoy is at an elevation of 760&nbsp;m in the granite Monts Ménien to the northwest of [[Siguiri]] in Guinea. The river flows north and forms part of the international border between Guinea and Mali. It then meanders across the [[Manding Plateau]] and joins its principal affluent, the [[Baloué]], which rises to the west of [[Bamako]].<ref name=whycos>{{citation | title=SENEGAL-HYCOS: Renforcement des capacités nationales et régionales d’observation, transmission et traitement de données pour contribuer au développement durable du bassin du Fleuve Sénégal (Document de projet préliminaire) | publisher=Système Mondial d’Observation du Cycle Hydrologique (WHYCOS) | url= http://www.whycos.org/IMG/pdf/Senegal_HYCOS_september_2007.pdf | year=2007 | language=French | page=4}}.</ref> The Bakoy is 560&nbsp;km in length<ref>{{citation | last= Shahin | first= Mamdouh |year=2002 | title=Hydrology and Water Resources of Africa | publisher=Kluwer| place=New York | isbn= 9781402008665 | page=379 }}.</ref> and drains a basin of around 85,600&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. The river is seasonal with a maximum flow in September after the start of the [[West African Monsoon]] and almost no flow between January and June.<ref name=unesco/> The large year to year variation in the intensity of the West African Monsoon gives rise to large changes in the discharge of the Bakoy River. For the exceptionally dry year of 1972, the average flow at the [[Oualia]] [[Stream gauge|gauging station]], 54&nbsp;km upstream of Bafoulabé, was only 30&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>/s while in 1958 the value was 260&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>/s. The average flow over the period 1951-1978 was 156&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>/s corresponding to an annual discharge of 4.9&nbsp;km<sup>3</sup>.<ref name=unesco/> At Bafoulabé the average discharge of the Bakoy is between a third and a half of that of the Bafing.<ref>{{citation | title=Étude des impacts environnementaux du projet d’aménagement de Félou | year=2006 | publisher=Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Sénégal | url=http://www.eib.org/attachments/pipeline/1527_eia_fr.pdf | language=French | pages=59–61 }}.</ref>
The source of the Bakoy is at an elevation of 760&nbsp;m in the granite Monts Ménien to the northwest of [[Siguiri]] in Guinea. The river flows north and forms part of the international border between Guinea and Mali. It then meanders across the [[Manding Plateau]] and joins its principal affluent, the [[Baloué]], which rises to the west of [[Bamako]].<ref name=whycos>{{citation|title=SENEGAL-HYCOS: Renforcement des capacités nationales et régionales d’observation, transmission et traitement de données pour contribuer au développement durable du bassin du Fleuve Sénégal (Document de projet préliminaire) |publisher=Système Mondial d’Observation du Cycle Hydrologique (WHYCOS) |url=http://www.whycos.org/IMG/pdf/Senegal_HYCOS_september_2007.pdf |year=2007 |language=French |page=4 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228165424/http://www.whycos.org/IMG/pdf/Senegal_HYCOS_september_2007.pdf |archivedate=2013-12-28 }}.</ref> The Bakoy is 560&nbsp;km in length<ref>{{citation | last= Shahin | first= Mamdouh |year=2002 | title=Hydrology and Water Resources of Africa | publisher=Kluwer| place=New York | isbn= 9781402008665 | page=379 }}.</ref> and drains a basin of around 85,600&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. The river is seasonal with a maximum flow in September after the start of the [[West African Monsoon]] and almost no flow between January and June.<ref name=unesco/> The large year-to-year variation in the intensity of the West African Monsoon gives rise to large changes in the discharge of the Bakoy River. For the exceptionally dry year of 1972, the average flow at the [[Oualia]] [[Stream gauge|gauging station]], 54&nbsp;km upstream of Bafoulabé, was only 30&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>/s while in 1958 the value was 260&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>/s. The average flow over the period 1951-1978 was 156&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>/s corresponding to an annual discharge of 4.9&nbsp;km<sup>3</sup>.<ref name=unesco/> At Bafoulabé the average discharge of the Bakoy is between a third and a half of that of the Bafing.<ref>{{citation | title=Étude des impacts environnementaux du projet d’aménagement de Félou | year=2006 | publisher=Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Sénégal | url=http://www.eib.org/attachments/pipeline/1527_eia_fr.pdf | language=French | pages=59–61 }}.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Rivers of Mali]]
[[Category:Rivers of Mali]]
[[Category:Rivers of Guinea]]
[[Category:Rivers of Guinea]]
[[Category:Sénégal River]]
[[Category:Senegal River]]
[[Category:International rivers of Africa]]
[[Category:International rivers of Africa]]
[[Category:Guinea–Mali border]]
[[Category:Guinea–Mali border]]
[[Category:Border rivers]]

[[ar:نهر باخوي]]
[[et:Bakoye jõgi]]
[[fr:Bakoye]]
[[hr:Bakoje]]
[[lt:Bakojus]]
[[hu:Bakoye]]
[[zh:巴科伊河]]

Latest revision as of 20:45, 8 August 2023

Bakoy River
Map of the Sénégal River drainage basin
Native nameRivière Bakoye (French)
Standort
CountriesGuinea and Mali
Physical characteristics
SourceMonts Ménien
 • locationMenien-Koma, Guinea
 • coordinates11°50′N 9°45′W / 11.833°N 9.750°W / 11.833; -9.750
 • elevation760 m (2,490 ft)
MouthSénégal River
 • location
Bafoulabé, Mali
 • coordinates
13°48′50″N 10°49′41″W / 13.81389°N 10.82806°W / 13.81389; -10.82806
 • elevation
83 m (272 ft)
Length560 km (350 mi)
Basin size85,600 km2 (33,100 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average156 m3/s (5,500 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemSénégal River
Tributaries 
 • rightBaloué 13°32′58″N 9°54′35″W / 13.54944°N 9.90972°W / 13.54944; -9.90972

Bakoy River at Oualia, Mali

Average monthly flow (m3/s) at the Oualia gauging station over the period 1951-1978[1]

The Bakoy or Bakoye River (French: Rivière Bakoy) is a river in West Africa. It runs through Guinea and Mali and joins with the Bafing River to form the Sénégal River at Bafoulabé in the Kayes Region of western Mali. In Manding languages, Bakoye signifies 'white river', Bafing 'black river' and Baloué 'red river'.[2][3]

The source of the Bakoy is at an elevation of 760 m in the granite Monts Ménien to the northwest of Siguiri in Guinea. The river flows north and forms part of the international border between Guinea and Mali. It then meanders across the Manding Plateau and joins its principal affluent, the Baloué, which rises to the west of Bamako.[4] The Bakoy is 560 km in length[5] and drains a basin of around 85,600 km2. The river is seasonal with a maximum flow in September after the start of the West African Monsoon and almost no flow between January and June.[1] The large year-to-year variation in the intensity of the West African Monsoon gives rise to large changes in the discharge of the Bakoy River. For the exceptionally dry year of 1972, the average flow at the Oualia gauging station, 54 km upstream of Bafoulabé, was only 30 m3/s while in 1958 the value was 260 m3/s. The average flow over the period 1951-1978 was 156 m3/s corresponding to an annual discharge of 4.9 km3.[1] At Bafoulabé the average discharge of the Bakoy is between a third and a half of that of the Bafing.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hydrographic data for Oualia, Mali 1951-1978, Unesco International Hydrological Programme, archived from the original on 2009-12-03, retrieved 2 Jun 2012.
  2. ^ Caractéristiques physiques du fleuve Sénégal (in French), Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Sénégal, archived from the original on 2013-07-16, retrieved 2 June 2012.
  3. ^ Maïga, Mahamadou (1995), Le bassin du fleuve Sénégal: de la Traite négrière au développement sous-régional autocentré (in French), L'Harmattan, p. 14 footnotes 4, 5.
  4. ^ SENEGAL-HYCOS: Renforcement des capacités nationales et régionales d’observation, transmission et traitement de données pour contribuer au développement durable du bassin du Fleuve Sénégal (Document de projet préliminaire) (PDF) (in French), Système Mondial d’Observation du Cycle Hydrologique (WHYCOS), 2007, p. 4, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-28.
  5. ^ Shahin, Mamdouh (2002), Hydrology and Water Resources of Africa, New York: Kluwer, p. 379, ISBN 9781402008665.
  6. ^ Étude des impacts environnementaux du projet d’aménagement de Félou (PDF) (in French), Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Sénégal, 2006, pp. 59–61.