The Ofin River is an easterly-flowing waterway in
Ghana
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. It flows through the Tano Ofin
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in Ghana's
Atwima Mponua District.
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The Ofin riverbed is 90 metres above mean sea level. The Ofin has cut steep side channels, average depth 12–15 metres, into the rolling terrain over which it flows.Ashanti region
The Ashanti Region is located in southern part of Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the mo ...
and Central region. Dunkwa-on-Offin is a major town on the river.Gold
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is mined from the river's sediment.
Fauna
Native species include the '' clarias agboyiensis'', a benign type of airbreathing catfish
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/ref> The Barekese Dam is located on its course.
Tributaries
* Gyimi River
Gyimi river Gyimiin also known as Jimi River is a stream in Ashanti Region, Ghana. It forms in area of a Naimakrom settlement. It confluence with Ofin River is near town Dunkwa-on-Offin.
Word ''gyimi'' in the Twi language of the Akan people ca ...
See also
*Geology of Ghana
The geology of Ghana is primarily very ancient crystalline basement rock, volcanic belts and sedimentary basins, affected by periods of igneous activity and two major orogeny mountain building events. Aside from modern sediments and some rocks form ...
References
Rivers of Ghana
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