Kwa Ibo River

Coordinates: 4°32′27″N 7°59′19″E / 4.54083°N 7.98861°E / 4.54083; 7.98861 The Kwa Ibo River (also Quaibo River) is a river that rises near Umuahia in Abia State, Nigeria, and flows in a southeastern direction through Akwa Ibom State to the Atlantic ocean. The river runs through the grounds of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture in Umudike.[1] The river feeds a zone of mangrove swamps linked by creeks and lagoons that is separated from the sea by a low and narrow ridge of sand.[2] Ibeno, on the eastern side of the Kwa Ibo River about 3 kilometres (2 mi) from the river mouth, is one of the largest fishing settlements on the Nigerian coast.[3]

References

  1. ↑ M. U. Igboekwe and I. E. Udoinyang (29 June 2011). "Modeling the transport of suspended particulate matter by Kwa Ibo River, Umudike, South-eastern Nigeria: Implications for pollutant dispersion" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  2. ↑ "KWA IBO RIVER". Marine World Database. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  3. ↑ "DESCRIPTION OF FISHERIES", Marine fishery resources of Nigeria: A review of exploited fish stocks..., Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, retrieved 2011-09-09


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