Chari River
river in central Africa
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Summary
Chari River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (658 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ouaddaï Region[3]
- Country: Cameroon[4], Chad[5], Central African Republic[6]
- Continent: Africa[7]
- Basin country: Central African Republic[8], Sudan[9], Cameroon[10], Chad[11]
- Commons category: Chari[12]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Lake Chad[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chari River[14]
- Tributary: Ouham River[15], Logone River[16], Bahr Salamat[17], Bahr Aouk River[18], Bragoto River[19]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Chari River Basin[20]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[23]
- Length: 1400 km[24]
- Elevation above sea level: 282 m[25]
- Watershed area: 650,000 km²[26]
- Discharge: 1159 cubic metre per second[27]
- Drainage basin: Chari River Watershed[28]
Why It Matters
Chari River has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]