Niger Source

Niger Source

Country:
Guinea
Site number:
1165
Area:
180,400.0 ha
Designation date:
17-01-2002
Coordinates:
09°20'N 10°39'59"W

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Niger Source. 17/01/02; Faranah; 180,400 ha; 09°20'N 010°40'W. Réserve naturelle gérée. Covering the headwaters of the river Niger from its source near the frontier with Sierra Leone northward to Bandéya, the site is marked by savannah and forest vegetation with marked dry and rainy flood seasons. An extraordinarily important site, since the enormous basin of 4,660km river depends upon the quality and quantity of its flow, it also supports an impressive biodiversity, including the threatened endemic freshwater catfish Arius gigas and a number of migratory waterbirds. Subterranean circulation of water in parts of the site aids in groundwater recharge and merits further study. Traditional fishing, grazing, and agriculture are practiced within the site. Ramsar site no. 1165. Most recent RIS information: 2001.
Administrative region: Préf. de Faranah
National legal designation:
  • Réserve naturelle gérée
Last publication date: 17-01-2002
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)