The Bahr Aouk River is a river in central
Africa
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. It arises in eastern
Chad
Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic ...
at the border to
Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
and flows southwest, forming a significant portion of the international boundary between Chad and the
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th ...
. The Bahr Aouk meets the
Chari River
The Chari River, or Shari River, is a long river, flowing in Central Africa. It is Lake Chad's main source of water.
Geography
The Chari River flows from the Central African Republic through Chad into Lake Chad, following the Cameroon border f ...
, which leaves the border and flows north into the Chad.
Hydrometry
The flow of the river has been observed for over 22 years (1952–74) at
Golongoso
Golongoso is a village in the Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture in the northern Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sud ...
a town just short of the confluence with the Chari.
GRDC - The Bahr Aouk at Golongoso
/ref> The measured average annual flow during this period was , draining an area of about which is a high proportion of the total catchment area of the river.
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The average monthly flow of the river Bahr Aouk at hydrological station of Golongosso (in m³ / s )
(Calculated using the data for a period of 22 years, 1952–74)
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References
Rivers of Chad
Rivers of the Central African Republic
Ramsar sites in Chad
Chari River
International rivers of Africa
Central African Republic–Chad border