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 560 kilometres (350 mi).
| Corubal | |
|---|---|
Map of Senegal, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau with the catchment area of Geba (light green) | |
| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Fouta Djallon, Guinea |
| Mouth | |
• location | Canal do Geba, Guinea-Bissau |
| Length | 561 km (349 mi) |
| Basin size | 24,399.9 km2 (9,420.9 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | (Period: 1979–2015) 17.52 km3/a (555 m3/s) (Period: 1971–2000) 330.7 m3/s (11,680 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Saltinho (Basin size: 23,840 km2 (9,200 sq mi) |
| • average | (Period: 1977–1994)304 m3/s (10,700 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 5.4 m3/s (190 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 1,600 m3/s (57,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Corubal River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Tomine, Feline |
| • right | Koumba |
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