The Gorgol River is a river of southern Mauritania that is a tributary of the Sénégal River. The river is formed by the confluence of the Gorgol Noir (194 km in length), with the Gorgol Blanc (345 km in length). The Gorgol joins the Sénégal River at Kaédi.[1]
| Gorgol | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mauritania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Sénégal River |
• coordinates | 16°8′55.7″N 13°29′21.5″W / 16.148806°N 13.489306°W |
The river basin plays an important in role in Mauritanian economy facilated by investment in the 1970s.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ SENEGAL-HYCOS: Renforcement des capacités nationales et régionales d’observation, transmission et traitement de données pour contribuer au développement durable du bassin du Fleuve Sénégal (Document de projet préliminaire) (PDF) (in French), Système Mondial d’Observation du Cycle Hydrologique (WHYCOS), 2007, p. 5, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-28.
- ^ Nations Encyclopedia, Retrieved June 11, 2008
- ^ Jobin, William R., Negrón-Aponte, Henry and Michelson, Edward H., 1976,
Schistosomiasis in the Gorgol Valley of Mauritania, Human Ecology Division, Puerto Rico Nuclear Center, Caparra Heights Station, Puerto Rico and Department of Tropical Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, Retrieved on June 11, 2008