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Gorgol River

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Gorgol River is a river of southern Mauritania that is a tributary of the Sénégal River. The river is formed by the confluence of the Gorgol Noir (194 km in length), with the Gorgol Blanc (345 km in length). The Gorgol joins the Sénégal River at Kaédi. The river basin plays an important in role in Mauritanian economy facilitated by investment in the 1970s.

Flows through: Mauritania.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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