The Cavalla River (also known as the Cavally, the Youbou and the Diougou) is a river in
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Maurit ...
running from north of
Mont Nimba
Mount Richard-Molard, also known as Mount Nimba, is a mountain along the border of Ivory Coast and Guinea in West Africa. The highest peak for both countries and the Nimba Range is at . The mountain is a part of the Guinea Highlands, which straddl ...
in
Guinea
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 馂馂き馂げ馂か, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, 邧邔攥撸邖攉, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: R茅publique de Guin茅e), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
, through
C么te d'Ivoire
Ivory Coast, also known as C么te d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of C么te d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
, to
Zwedru
Zwedru is the capital of Grand Gedeh County, one of the 15 counties in Liberia. Zwedru is located in Tchien District of Grand Gedeh County, near the Cavalla River in the country's south-eastern region and near the border with C么te d'Ivoire. It ...
in
Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia鈥揝ierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...
, and back to the border with C么te d'Ivoire. It ends in the
Gulf of Guinea
The Gulf of Guinea is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean from Cape Lopez in Gabon, north and west to Cape Palmas in Liberia. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian (zero degrees latitude and longitude) is in the ...
east of
Harper, Liberia
Harper, situated on Cape Palmas, is the capital of Maryland County in Liberia. It is a coastal town situated between the Atlantic Ocean and the Hoffman River. Harper is Liberia's 11th largest town, with a population of 17,837.
Name
The town is ...
. It forms the southern two-thirds of the
international boundary
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between Liberia and C么te d'Ivoire.
It has a length of , and is the longest river in Liberia.
The name is derived from the
cavalla horse mackerel
Horse mackerel is a vague vernacular term for a range of species of fish throughout the English-speaking world. It is commonly applied to pelagic fishes, especially of the Carangidae (jack mackerels and scads) family, most commonly those of the gen ...
found at its mouth.
Cavalla River at Encyclop忙dia Britannica
/ref> It is home to the endemic Chiloglanis normani
''Chiloglanis normani'' is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to C么te d'Ivoire where it occurs in the Cavally River system. This species grows to a length of SL.
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normani
Normani Kordei Hamilton ( ...
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References
External links
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World River Discharge Database
Rivers of Liberia
Rivers of Ivory Coast
Rivers of Guinea
International rivers of Africa
Ivory Coast鈥揕iberia border
Border rivers
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