Key facts
- Countries
- Ghana and Burkina Faso
- Mouth
- Volta River
- Location
- Lake Volta
- Length
- 885 km (550 mi)
- Basin size
- 117,200 km (45,300 sq mi)
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- Image
- VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg
- Length
- 640
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- Commons category
- White Volta
- watershed area
- 400000
- discharge
- 249.0
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The White Volta or Nakambé (French: Volta blanche) is the headstream of the Volta River, Ghana's main waterway. The White Volta emerges in northern Burkina Faso, flows through Northern Ghana and empties into Lake Volta in Ghana. The White Volta's main tributaries are the Black Volta and the Red Volta.
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Ghana
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Burkina Faso
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tributary
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Volta River
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river mouth
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Lake Volta
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Black Volta
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Komoé River
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Oti River
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Red Volta
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Mékrou River
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Tano River
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Ankobra River
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Pra River
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