List Of Rivers Of Guinea
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Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.


Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...

*''Sénégal River (Senegal)'' ** Falémé River **
Bafing River The Bafing River ( Manding for "black river") is the upper course and largest tributary of the Senegal River which runs through Guinea and Mali and is about long. Course The Fonta Djallon in Guinea is the source of the Bafing River, north of ...
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Bakoy River 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 r ...
*** Kokoro River *
Gambia River The Gambia River (formerly known as the River Gambra) is a major river in West Africa, running from the Fouta Djallon plateau in north Guinea westward through Senegal and The Gambia to the Atlantic Ocean at the city of Banjul. It is navigable f ...
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Koulountou River The Koulountou River (French: ''Rivière Koulountou'') is a river in Senegal and Guinea. It is a tributary of the Gambia River. Koulountouat Geonames.org (cc-by) post updated 2012-01-17; database downloaded on 2017-01-07 The river's source is th ...
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Geba River The Geba is a river of West Africa that rises in the northernmost area of Guinea in the Fouta Djallon highlands, passes through southern Senegal, and reaches the Atlantic Ocean in Guinea-Bissau. It is about in total length. In Senegal, the r ...
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Corubal River The Corubal, also known as the Rio Corubal or Tomine, is a river of West Africa, a major tributary of the Geba River. For a short distance, it forms the international border between Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. It has a length of approximately . H ...
(Koliba River) (Tominé River) * Kogon River (Compony River) *
Nunez River Nunez River or Rio Nuñez (Kakandé) is a river in Guinea with its source in the Futa Jallon highlands. It is also known as the Tinguilinta River, after a village along its upper course. Geography Lying between the to the north and the Pongo ...
* Kitali River (Kapatchez River) (Katako River) * Pongo River ** Fatala River *
Konkouré River The Konkouré River arises in west-central Guinea and flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Several dams on the river provide the country with much of its electricity. The river originates in the Futa Jallon highland region and flows in a westerly direct ...
** Kakrima River * Soumba River (Dubréka River) * Soumbouya River * Morebaya River * Forécariah River * Mellacoree River *
Kolenté River The Kolenté River (also known as the Great Scarcies River) is a river in Guinea and Sierra Leone. The river forms a portion of the Guinea–Sierra Leone border, international border between the two countries. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean at ...
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Little Scarcies River The Little Scarcies River is a river in west Africa that begins in Guinea and flows into Sierra Leone, after which it empties into the Atlantic Ocean. It is surrounded by extensive marshlands. The river is also known as the Kaba River. The Great ...
** Mongo River *
Moa River The Moa River (Makona River) is a river in west Africa. It arises in the highlands of Guinea and flows southwest, forming parts of the Guinea–Liberia and the Guinea – Sierra Leone borders. It flows into the Southern Province, Sierra Leone, ...
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Meli River Meli may refer to: People with the surname * Angelo Meli (1897–1969), American mobster * Francis Meli (born 1979), New Zealand rugby league player * Giovanni Meli (1740–1815), Italian poet * Mangi Meli, Tanzanian royalty People with the given ...
* Mano River *
Lofa River The Lofa or Loffa is a river whose headwaters originate in eastern Guinea northeast of Macenta. The river runs southwest through northeastern Liberia before draining into the North Atlantic Ocean.(1) .(2) . Historically it has also been known as ...
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Lawa River (Africa) The Lawa River is a river in West Africa at . The river, which is approximately long, originates in eastern Guinea south of Macenta. The river flows southwest into Liberia, where it enters the Lofa River in Lofa County Lofa is a county in the ...
* Saint Paul River ** Nianda River * Saint John River * Cestos River * Cavalla River (Cavally River) *''Sassandra River (Côte d'Ivoire)'' ** Gouan River (Bafing River) ** Férédougouba River (Bagbe River) *
Niger River The Niger River ( ; ) is the main river of West Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border. It runs in a crescent shape through ...
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Sankarani River The Sankarani River is a tributary of the Niger River. Flowing northward from the Guinea Highlands of the Fouta Djallon in Guinea, it crosses into southern Mali, where it joins the Niger approximately upstream of Bamako, the capital of Mali. It ...
*** Ouassoulou River (Bale River) *** Dion River *** Gbanhala River ** Fié River **
Tinkisso River The Tinkisso River is a river in Guinea in west Africa. The river is sourced near Dalaba in the Fouta Djallon mountain range, north of Mamou and snakes approximately north-east and then east across the plains of Guinea, until it runs into the Rive ...
*** Bouka River **
Milo River The Milo River is a river in Guinea in West Africa. It rises in the Simandou Mountains near Beyla, flows about to the south of Siguiri and flows north at which point it becomes one of the main tributaries of the River Niger. The pre-colonial Ba ...
*** Baoulé River **
Niandan The Niandan river is a tributary of the Niger river The Niger River ( ; ) is the main river of West Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierr ...
River *** Kouya River ** Mafou River


See also

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Geography of Guinea Guinea is a country on the coast of West Africa and is bordered by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Guinea is divided into four geographic regions: Maritime Guinea (Lower Guinea) a coastal plain running north ...


References

*Rand McNally, ''The New International Atlas'', 1993.
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{{Africa topic, List of rivers of *
Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
Rivers A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...