Sota River
Top 4 in Top 4 Longest Rivers in Benin
The Sota River flows through the departments of Borgou and Alibori in northern Benin. It is a tributary of the Niger River, and one of its tributaries is the Tassiné River. The river runs for about 250 kilometers and has a basin area of 13,650 square kilometers.
The Sota River rises northeast of the town of Ndali in Benin's Borgou Department. The river flows north-northeast before emptying into the Niger River at Malanville.
Annual precipitation has been measured at several stations in the Sota basin:
- Segbana (near the Nigerian border, in the basin's center-east): 1177.4 mm spread over 53 days.
- Kandi (in the basin's center-west): 1055.1 mm spread over 80 days
- Malanville (at the basin's northern end, near the confluence with Niger): 919.9 mm in 53 days
From July to September (boreal summer), there is a large surplus of rainfall everywhere, resulting in violent floods, but the deficit is a severe dry season from December to April.
Length: 250 km (160 mi)
