Ankobra River

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The Ankobra River is situated in southwest Ghana. Starting north east of Wiawso, it flows about {{convert|190|km}} south to the Gulf of Guinea, and enters the ocean about 60 km to the west of the city of Takoradi.[http://www.countrystudies.us/ghana/30.htm Rivers and Lakes] Near its mouth are the remains of Fort Elize Carthago, a Dutch trading post abandoned in 1711.

The Ankobra River is fed by the Nini River. Small ships can navigate {{convert|80|km|nmi mi|sigfig=1}} inland, whilst the upper reaches contain rapids. Several hydro electric schemes have been proposed for the upper reaches.

In 2003, mercury and arsenic were reported in the gold mining area of the Ankobra River Basin.{{cite journal |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/215898701 |doi=10.1051/jp4:20030255|title=Mercury and arsenic in the gold mining regions of the Ankobra River basin in Ghana |year=2003 |last1=Bannerman |first1=W. |last2=Potin-Gautier |first2=M. |last3=Amoureux |first3=D. |last4=Tellier |first4=S. |last5=Rambaud |first5=A. |last6=Babut |first6=M. |last7=Adimado |first7=A. |last8=Beinhoff |first8=C. |journal=Journal de Physique IV (Proceedings) |volume=107 |pages=107–110 }}{{Cite journal|doi=10.1186/s40068-016-0055-4|title=Influence of mining related activities on levels of mercury in water, sediment and fish from the Ankobra and Tano River basins in South Western Ghana|year=2016|last1=Asare-Donkor|first1=Noah Kyame|last2=Adimado|first2=Anthony Apeke|journal=Environmental Systems Research|volume=5|doi-access=free}}

File:Fort Ruijghaver 010.svg |File:Ankobra River, Ghana.JPG |File:Fishing boats, Ghana.JPG |File:Fishing boats at Ankobra River, Ghana.JPG