Ofin River
Bridge over the Ofin River in 1925
South Ghana with the Ofin (left)
Location
CountryGhana
Physical characteristics
MouthPra River
 • coordinates
6°40′0″N 2°10′0″W / 6.66667°N 2.16667°W / 6.66667; -2.16667
Length10 km (6.2 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationMouth

The Ofin River is an easterly-flowing waterway in Ghana. It flows through the Tano Ofin Reserve in Ghana's Atwima Mponua District.[1]

The Ofin riverbed is 90 metres above mean sea level. The Ofin has cut steep side channels, average depth 12–15 metres, into the rolling terrain over which it flows.[1]

The Ofin and the Pra rivers form the boundary between Ghana's Ashanti region and Central region. Dunkwa-on-Offin is a major town on the river.[1]

Gold is mined from the river's sediment.[2][3]

Fauna

Native species include the clarias agboyiensis, a benign type of airbreathing catfish.[4] The Barekese Dam is located on its course.

Tributaries

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c From spectators to managers of tropical forests, Ghana. Retrieved May 22, 2006.
  2. ^ Wright, J.B.; Hastings, D.A.; Jones, W.B.; Williams, H.R. (1985). Wright, J.B. (ed.). Geology and Mineral Resources of West Africa. London: George Allen & UNWIN. pp. 45–47. ISBN 9780045560011.
  3. ^ Taylor, Ryan; Anderson, Eric (2018). Quartz-Pebble-Conglomerate Gold Deposits, Chapter P of Mineral Deposit Models for Resource Assessment, USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5070-P (PDF). Reston: US Dept. of the Interior, USGS. p. 9.
  4. ^ Description of Clarias Agboyiensis. Retrieved May 22, 2006.


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