Ofin River
River in Ghana
6°40′0″N 2°10′0″W / 6.66667°N 2.16667°W / 6.66667; -2.16667The Ofin River is an easterly-flowing waterway in Ghana. It flows through the Tano Ofin Reserve in Ghana's Atwima Mponua District.[1]
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.[1]
The Ofin and the Pra rivers form the boundary between Ghana's Ashanti region and Central region. Dunkwa-on-Offin is a major town on the river.[1]
Gold is mined from the river's sediment.[2][3]
Fauna
Native species include the clarias agboyiensis, a benign type of airbreathing catfish.[4] The Barekese Dam is located on its course.
Tributaries
- Gyimi River
See also
- Geology of Ghana
References
- ^ a b c From spectators to managers of tropical forests, Ghana. Retrieved May 22, 2006.
- ^ Wright, J.B.; Hastings, D.A.; Jones, W.B.; Williams, H.R. (1985). Wright, J.B. (ed.). Geology and Mineral Resources of West Africa. London: George Allen & UNWIN. pp. 45–47. ISBN 9780045560011.
- ^ Taylor, Ryan; Anderson, Eric (2018). Quartz-Pebble-Conglomerate Gold Deposits, Chapter P of Mineral Deposit Models for Resource Assessment, USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5070-P (PDF). Reston: US Dept. of the Interior, USGS. p. 9.
- ^ Description of Clarias Agboyiensis. Retrieved May 22, 2006.
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Rivers of Ghana
- Afram
- Ankobra
- Anum
- Assin Manso
- Atakora
- Ayensu
- Bia
- Birim
- Densu
- Daka
- Mo
- Nini
- Ofin
- Oti
- Kulpawn
- Pra
- Pru
- Sene
- Sisili
- Tain
- Tano
- Lake Volta (Volta River: Black Volta • Red Volta • White Volta)
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