What is Rima River?
[[File:Sokotorivermap.png|thumb|350px|Map of the Sokoto River drainage basin]] The '''Rima River''' is a river in the northern part of [[Nigeria]]. The [[Goulbi de Maradi river]] flows by its northernmost point it. It runs southwest and joins the [[Sokoto River]] near [[Sokoto]], then continues south to the [[Niger River]]. The upper Rima is a seasonal river and flows only during the rainy season.{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}} The [[Zauro polder project]], a major [[irrigation]] scheme, has been planned for many years. It would supply water to {{convert|10572|ha|acre}} of farmland in the Rima [[floodplain]] between Argungu and Birnin Kebbi.<ref name=Omoniyi>{{cite web |url = http://www.newswatchngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1636&Itemid=47 |title = A Dam of Controversy |author = Tosin Omoniyi |work = Newswatch |date = 20 December 2009 |access-date = 2010-10-09 |archive-date = 2023-08-17 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230817182520/http://www.newswatchngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1636&Itemid=47 |url-status = dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Rivers of Nigeria]]