Komo River

The Komo is a river of

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

and

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort ...

. It flows for . It rises in Equatorial Guinea in the southwestern part of the Woleu-Ntem plateau. However much of its watershed is in the territory of Gabon. The largest tributary of the River Komo is the

Mbeya River The Mbeya (also Mbé, Mbei: French: ''Rivière Mbeya'', Spanish: ''Río Mbeya'') is a river of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. It is a tributary of the Komo River. The watershed covers , 93% of which is in Gabon (including parts of Crystal Mountains N ...

. Its course is disturbed by geological barriers that produce waterfalls as those at

Tchimbélé Tchimbélé is a waterfall in the Woleu-Ntem area of northwestern Gabon. The waterfall is fed by the Komo River The Komo is a river of Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. It flows for . It rises in Equatorial Guinea in the southwestern part of the Wo ...

and Kinguélé. They are potential hydroelectric power sources for

Libreville Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon. Occupying in the northwestern province of Estuaire, Libreville is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea. As of the 2013 census, its population was 703,904. The area has been in ...

. Rivers of Equatorial Guinea Rivers of Gabon International rivers of Africa {{EquatorialGuinea-river-stub