Editing Geography of Ivory Coast (section)

==Rivers==
{{See also|List of rivers of Ivory Coast}}

The Cavalla River drains the western border area of the Ivory Coast and eastern Liberia. It forms the southern two-thirds of the border between Liberia and Ivory Coast.

The [[Sassandra River]] forms in the Guinea highlands and drains much of the western part of the Ivory Coast east of the Cavalla River.

The [[Bandama River]] is the longest river in the Ivory Coast, with a length of some {{convert|800|km|mi|-2|abbr=on}}, draining the east central part of the country. In 1973 the [[Kossou Dam]] was constructed at [[Kossou]] on the Bandama, creating [[Lake Kossou]]. The capital, [[Yamoussoukro]], is located near the river south of the lake.

The [[Komoé River]] originates on the [[Sikasso]] Plateau of [[Burkina Faso]],<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|author1=Rupley, Lawrence A. |author2=Bangali, Lamissa |author3=Diamitani, Boureima |title=Sikasso Plateau|year=2013|encyclopedia=Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso|location=Lanham, Maryland|publisher=Scarecrow Press|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=HnRbA-pYcegC&pg=PA197 197]|isbn=978-0-8108-6770-3}}</ref> and briefly forms the border between Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast before entering Ivory Coast. It drains the northeastern and easternmost portions of the country before emptying into the eastern end of the [[Ébrié Lagoon]] and ultimately the [[Gulf of Guinea]] in the Atlantic Ocean. Its waters contribute to the [[Comoé National Park]].<ref name="Mepham1991">{{cite book|last=Mepham|first=Robert|title=IUCN Directory of African Wetlands|publisher=Pinter Pub. Ltd.|year=1991|isbn=2-88032-949-3}}</ref>