Kolimbiné (river)

Kolimbiné Colombiné, Kolinbiné
The Kolimbiné in the Senegal catchment area (centre)
Data
Location	Mauritania Mauritania Mali Mali
River system	Senegal
Drainage via	Senegal → Atlantic
Source	in the Hodh El Gharbi region of Mauritania
Mouth	5 km above Kayes into Senegal14.426111111111-11.38833333333330Coordinates 14° 25′ 34″ N, 11° 23′ 18″ W 14° 25′ 34″ N, 11° 23′ 18″ W14.426111111111-11.38833333333330
Mouth height	30 m
Length	450 km[1]
Discharge at gauge Kabaté pont[1][2] AEo: 25,285 km² Location: 40 km upstream of the estuary	MNQ 1968-1993 MQ 1968-1993 Mq 1968-1993 MHQ1968-1993	0 l/s 5.8 m³/s 0.2 l/(s km²) 28.6 m³/s
Left tributaries	Térékolé

The Kolimbiné (Colombiné) is a right tributary of the Senegal River in Mali and Mauritania.

Course

The river rises in Mauritania in the Hodh El Gharbi region. It runs in a southwesterly direction, forming part of the border between the two states. The Kolimbiné flows into Senegal 5 km above Kayes.

Hydrometry

The flow rate of the Kolimbiné was measured (in m³/s) at the hydrological station Kabaté pont at the largest part of the catchment, averaged over the years 1968 to 1993.^[1]

Individual references

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Évolution climatique récente et dynamique fluviale dans les hauts basins des fleuves Sénégal et Gambie, p. 30.(online [PDF; 33.4 MB; accessed 21 November 2020])
2. ↑ Monographie hydrologique du fleuve Sénégal