The Fonta Djallon in Guinea is the source of the Bafing River,[2]Шаблон:Convert north of Mamou.[1] It flows for about Шаблон:Convert[3] and converges with the Bakoy River to join the Senegal River in western Africa.[4][5] The Bafing River is the largest tributary of the Senegal River, and contributes almost half of its total water volume.[6] The Bafing forms part of the international border between Guinea and Mali.[7]
Irrigation
Flooding from the Bafing River along the Senegal River had been traditionally relied on as a means of supporting local agriculture. However, a drought in the 1970s necessitated the construction of dams on both the Bafing River and the Senegal River. The Manantalihydroelectric dam, completed in 1987,[8] is located on the Bafing River Шаблон:Convert upstream of Bafoulabé. It forms the largest artificial lake in Mali, Lake Manantali. The dam retains Шаблон:Convert of water which is used to power the turbines during the dry season. As a result, the intensity of the maximum flood downstream of the dam has been reduced but during the dry season, a flow of between Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert is maintained.[9]
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