The Marahoué River, also known as the Bandama Rouge, is a river in

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte 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 ...

. The south-flowing river is a tributary of the

Bandama River The Bandama River is the longest river in Ivory Coast with a length of some 800 kilometers. The south-flowing river is fed by the Marahoué, Solomougou, Kan and Nzi rivers and empties into the Tagba Lagoon and the Gulf of Guinea. The Bandama flo ...

, joining it south of

Lake Kossou Lake Kossou (french: Lac de Kossou) is Côte d'Ivoire's largest lake. It lies on the Bandama River in the center of the country. It is an artificial lake, created in 1973 by damming the Bandama River at Kossou (the Kossou Dam). Some 75,000 Bao ...

, a large artificial lake created in 1973 by the construction of the

Kossou Dam The Kossou Dam is an embankment dam that impounds the Bandama River about northwest of Yamoussoukro in Côte d'Ivoire. It has a power generating capacity of , enough to power over 118,000 homes. The dam impounds the largest lake in Côte d'Ivoi ...

Kossou Kossou is a town in central Ivory Coast. Since 2013, it has been one of two sub-prefectures of Yamoussoukro Department, Yamoussoukro Autonomous District. The town is named after nearby Lake Kossou. Kossou was a commune A commune is an alter ...

Geography

The Marahoué River has a length of about . It originates southwest of

Boundiali Boundiali is a town in northern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Boundiali Department. It is also the seat of Bagoué Region in Savanes District and a commune. Its population, the ''Boundialikas'', is composed mainly of ...

in the

Bagoué Bagoué Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Savanes District. The seat of the region is Boundiali and the region's population in the 2021 census was 515,890. Bagoué ...

region of the Savanes district. It flows southwards to join the right bank of the Bandama between

Bouaflé Bouaflé is a city in central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Bouaflé Department. It is also the seat of Marahoué Region in Sassandra-Marahoué District and a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentiona ...

and

Yamoussoukro Yamoussoukro (; , locally ) is the ''de jure'' capital of Ivory Coast and an autonomous district. As of the 2014 census, Yamoussoukro is the fifth most populous city in Ivory Coast with a population of 212,670. Located north-west of Abidjan, th ...

after a journey of about 550 km. Its main tributaries are the Yarani River and the Béré River. It gives its name to the

Marahoué Marahoué Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast and is one of two regions in Sassandra-Marahoué District. The region's seat is Bouaflé. The region's area is 8,680 km², and its population in the 2021 census was 981,180. Departmen ...

region and the Marahoué National Park.

References

Rivers of Ivory Coast {{IvoryCoast-river-stub