Figure 1 presents the map of nigeria showing the location of the river catchment. Basin name area of basin river length countrycountries region 1. In addition, the low drainage density value obtained 0. Subsurface evaluation of source rock and hydrocarbon potential of the anambra basin, south eastern nigeria. In contrary to the limpopo main stream, where no dams have been. Francis obiwe, deputy director, river basin operations in the ministry, told news agency of nigeria in abuja on tuesday that the processes were part of the blueprint and action plan developed to. The united nations world water assessment programme 2009. The political economy of rural development in nigeria. Using this item and referring to it is encouraged, and please use it in presentations, web pages, newspapers, blogs and reports.
River basin development authorities in nigeria are government agencies involved in the. Water, agriculture and poverty in the niger river basin. Its members include benin, burkina faso, cameroon, chad, ivory coast, guinea, mali, niger, and nigeria. Pdf a multisensorbased evaluation of the morphometric. Development of river basin organizations in nigeria. Nigeria instates river basin bot to restore water projects in. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves. Sedimentological attributes and stratigraphic of nanka formation, anambra basin,nigeria acra 2e. Niger delta province, nigeria, cameroon, and equatorial guinea, africa by michele l. Integrated water resources management in the cross river. Passengers in nigeria taking ferries to cross lake chad, whose shoreline is. Source book international network of basin organizations. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Nnpc frustrating development of inland oil basins apibonn. The southwestern rivers system comprises the bia, tano, ankobra and pra rivers, while the coastal rivers system is made up of ochiamissah, ochinakwa, ayensu, densu and tordzieaka rivers. Multistage sampling technique was used for the study. The niger river basin is the largest basin in west africa. Pdf a comprehensive collation of river basins in nigeria. P4and itiowe k5 1,5department of geology, university of port harcourt, port harcourt, nigeria 2 dept. Pdf river basin is defined as an area of land drained by a river and its tributaries. It supports largescale irrigation, fisheries and livestock herding, provides drinking water, generates hydropower and allows navigation. Therefore, more than often, those exploiting this natural. Pdf integrated water resources management in the cross. It is typically considered to be located within nine coastal southern nigerian. When prodded on the issue of flood control, which the river basins development authorities, rbdas, act chapter r9 laws of the federation.
Older sedimentary deposits were not preserved, probably because during the paleozoic early mesozoic, what is now nigeria was a broad regional basement uplift, with no major basin subsi. Oil seepages have also been reported from parts of the basin. Overview of niger river basin countries and basin history the niger river basin is an extraordinary asset for the nine countries that are within its watershed and for the broader west and central africa region. Apr 02, 20 when prodded on the issue of flood control, which the river basins development authorities, rbdas, act chapter r9 laws of the federation of nigeria 2004, required rbdas to control floods in their. Only after the benue river, joins the river in nigeria does it become a large river once more. Africas vanishing lake chad africa renewal the united nations. Anambra basin is one of the basins in nigeria, habouring the largest deposit of subbituminous coal and lignite. The senegal river is formed by the confluence of two smaller rivers, the bafing and bakoye. Each country within the basin has unique geographic settings and a wide range of available resources. Establishing river basin development authorities as a.
The main oil source formations of the anambra basin, southeastern nigeria. Pdf this paper examines the role of river basin development authorities in the economic. Comparing africas shared river basins the limpopo, orange. Integrated water resources management in the cross river basin, nigeria. Comparative analysis of groundwater recharge estimation value obtained using empirical methods in ogun and oshun river basins oke, m. Morphometric analysis of the subwatersheds in the basins revealed a predominantly dendritic drainage pattern. Adegeye department of agricultural economics, university of lbadan, madan, nigeria received. The mapped area falls within the benue trough the oldest sedimentary rocks in nigeria is in this trough and they are of lower cretaceous age. Geography project topics and materials pdf and doc download. Cote divoire, burkina faso, and chad are part of the basin but are minimally affected by the use and management of the rivers water resources. Present day heat flow values are calculated for twentyone wellspaced petroleum wells in the western niger delta basin, nigeria using geophysical.
Ankobra introduction the selection of the ankobra basin as the third basin, after the densu and white volta basins respectively, for the implementation of integrated water. List of rivers of nigeria simple english wikipedia, the. The training of staff for the running and maintenance of rural development schemes and for general extension work at the village level source. The anambra basin is situated west of the lower benue trough and is often considered youngest formation of the benue trough. Analysisdone onthe geothermal gradientsof thisregionrevealedthat mostparts of the asu river group have the potential of generatingoil andgas,while partsof nkporoshale,awguformation,and. Draft report, federal ministry of water resources, abuja. The nigerian government has inaugurated the board of trustees of the hadejia jamaare, komadugu yobe basin trust fund hjkybtf to restore water projects. Older sedimentary deposits were not preserved, probably because during the paleozoic early mesozoic, what is now nigeria was a broad regional basement uplift, with no major basin subsi dence for sediment accumulation. Niger dams project dams and reservoirs, nigeria britannica.
New maradun a creation of sokoto rima river basin developmentauthority. Comparing africas shared river basins the limpopo, orange, juba and shabelle basins. The niger delta basin, also referred to as the niger delta province, is an extensional rift basin located in the niger delta and the gulf of guinea on the passive continental margin near the western coast of nigeria with suspected or proven access to cameroon, equatorial guinea and sao tome and principe. Geology and mineral resources of nigeria springerlink. Water resources management institutions in nigeria. Nigeria to commercialise river basin growth authorities. The niger delta is the delta of the niger river sitting directly on the gulf of guinea on the atlantic ocean in nigeria. Draft 2, federal ministry of water resources, abuja. An examination of the plc 12 and impact of rbdas on nigerias development. Nigeria, and particularly international conventions and codes.
Estimation of design flood hydrographs for osun river at iwo. You can help wikipedia by writing articles to help lower the. Key words river basins, planning, management, holistic approach. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger streams name. The association of inland basin states of northern nigeria apibonn has accused the nigerian national petroleum corporation, nnpc, of frustrating the development and exploration of oil in the. Tags free geography project pdf, free geography projects pdf, free project topics.
Therefore, many countries have very high dependency ratios. The basin is bounded to the south by the niger delta basin hinge line. Part 1 discusses the geology of the crystalline rocks and their regional distribution while the sedimentary basins constitute the subject of part 2. Language watch edit this is a list of rivers in nigeria. River basin definition of river basin by the free dictionary. Part 3 presents the mineral resources of nigeria, their geological environment, mode of occurrence, localities and where possible their estimated reserves. Agricultural administration 9 1982 3011 establishing river basin development authorities as a strategy for nigerian rural development adeduro j. A critical assessment of the inland waterways operations and. Congo 3,699,100 4,667 congo democratic rep central africa central african angola, congo rep. There are threats to river basin in nigeria and the commonest include.
This paper examines the implementation of integrated water resources management iwrm in the. The remote sensing products were complementarily used with topographical. River basin development planning and management redac, usm. Its reservoir, kainji lake, supports irrigation and. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. O3 1department of geology, university of port harcourt, port harcourt, nigeria 2,3 dept.
A critical assessment of the inland waterways operations. Identification of soil erosion types in nyaba river basin of enugu. This basin snapshot is limited to the four countries of the upper and middle niger basin. Column chances are that as you are reading this discourse, the new board of directors of the 12 nigerian river basins development authorities are being inaugurated by agriculture and water. Sedimentary succes sions in these basins are of middle mesozoic to recent age. Mapping of flood risk zones in ala river basin akure, nigeria. Drainage basin morphology and terrain analysis of the.
The major subbasins of the volta include the black and white volta rivers, the oti river and the lower volta, including lake volta. This paper examines the implementation of integrated water resources management iwrm in the cross river basin, nigeria. Sokoto river basin project so much water, very little use leave a reply the federal and state governments have invested a lot of money on dams which are meant to provide water for farmers in kebbi, katsina, zamfara and sokoto states. Modelling tree volume in tropical rainforest of afi river forest reserve in cross river state, nigeria aigbe h. The limpopo water resources have been developed for variety of uses including. The volta river system comprises the white, black and red volta and oti rivers.
Zambia, tanzania, cameroon, burundi, rwanda, gabon, malawi 2. Pdf mapping of flood risk zones in ala river basin akure. African river basins summary of river basins organisation a. The benue trough is one of the seven main sedimentary structural features in the sene nigeria. Abstract in this study, volume equations were developed for afi river forest reserve in cross river state, nigeria. River basins development authorities decree 1979 300 river basin planning in nigeria tion, were proposed and built by foreign engineering companies cf. Department of integrated science, college of education, agbor, nigeria. Pdf an overview of the geology and hydrogeology of nigeria. It extends northwestward into the niger valley, northward to the jos massif and northeastward into lafia. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Geoinformatics characterisation of drainage systems within muya watershed in the upper niger drainage basin, nigeria innocent e. The description of the senegal river basin and the omvs in this section is based on the omvs.
Oueme river okpara river ogun river oyan river ofiki river ona river awna river. An overview of the geology and hydrogeology of nigeria. The nigeria inland waterways operations and management has long since time immemorial been in service but are yet to meet with her states expectation seeing the various natural features on ground as. Ten countries form part of the river basin, and flow is somewhat controlled by dams which provide water for irrigation and hydropower. Establishment of river basins development authorities. Niger dams project, series of three dams and reservoirs built in the second half of the 20th century in kwara, niger, and kebbi states, northwestern nigeria, on the niger and kaduna rivers. Ankobra introduction the selection of the ankobra basin as the third basin, after the densu and white volta basins respectively, for the implementation of integrated water resources management iwrm by the. In all, the transboundary basins cover 71% of the total surface area of the region. Subsurface evaluation of source rock and hydrocarbon. There are eight in cote divoire, seven in cameroon and liberia, and five in nigeria and sierra leone. Rainfall as mentioned previously is high at 1900mm annual average. The southwestern rivers system comprises the bia, tano, ankobra and pra rivers.