What is Benue River?
[[File:Benue SE Yola.jpg|thumb|350px|The River Benue looking south east from [[Jimeta]].]] [[File:Benuerivermap.png|thumb|right|350px|Map showing the Benue River [[drainage basin]].]] The '''Benue River''' is a [[river]] in [[Africa]]. It is the major [[tributary]] of the [[Niger River]]. The [[river]] is about 1,400&nbsp;km long. People can travel on it for nearly the whole length in the summer months. It is an important transportation route in the places it flows through. It starts in the [[Adamawa Plateau]] of northern [[Cameroon]]. It flows west, and through the town of [[Garoua]] and [[Lagdo Reservoir]], into [[Nigeria]] south of the [[Mandara mountains]]. Then it goes through [[Jimeta]], [[Ibi, Nigeria|Ibi]] and [[Makurdi]] before meeting the Niger at [[Lokoja]]. Large [[tributary|tributaries]] are the [[Gongola River]] and the [[Mayo Kébbi]]. Other tributaries are [[Taraba River]] and [[River Katsina Ala]]. ==References== {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Benue}} {{geo-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Rivers of Cameroon]] [[Category:Rivers of Nigeria]]