Red Volta

{{Short description|River in Burkina Faso and Ghana}} {{Infobox river | name = Red Volta<br>''Volta rouge'' | name_native = | name_native_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology =  | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | map = Volta river black white red descriptions and surrounding countries.jpg | map_size = 300px | map_caption = Red Volta shown in red | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300px | pushpin_map_caption=  | subdivision_type1 = Countries | subdivision_name1 = Burkina Faso and Ghana | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 =  | length = {{convert|320|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= Mouth | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max =  | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Volta River | mouth_location = Lake Volta | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|10|34|00|N|00|30|00|W|display=inline,title}} | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|73000|km2|abbr=on}} | tributaries_left = White Volta | tributaries_right = White Volta | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }}

The '''Red Volta''' or '''Nazinon''' (French: ''Volta rouge'') is a waterway located in West Africa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Red-Volta-River|title=Red Volta River {{!}} river, Africa|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2019-09-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.feow.org/ecoregions/details/volta|title=Freshwater Ecoregions Of the World|website=www.feow.org|access-date=2019-09-24|archive-date=2017-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116165735/http://www.feow.org/ecoregions/details/Volta|url-status=dead}}</ref> It emerges near Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso and has a length of about 320 km at the end of which it joins the White Volta in Ghana.

The river is primarily located in Burkina Faso and forms part of the international border between Burkina Faso and Ghana. It flows into Ghana's Upper East region and empties into the White Volta.

==References== {{reflist}} {{Commons}}  {{Rivers of Ghana}} {{Rivers of Burkina Faso}}

Category:Volta River Category:Rivers of Burkina Faso Category:Rivers of Ghana Category:Burkina Faso–Ghana border Category:International rivers of Africa Category:Border rivers