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Densu River
Location
Country	Ghana
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Atlantic Ocean
• coordinates	5°31′0″N 0°19′0″W / 5.51667°N 0.31667°W / 5.51667; -0.31667
Length	116 km (72 mi)
Basin size	2,490 km (960 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Mouth

The Densu River is a 116 km long river in Ghana rising in the Atewa Range. It flows through an economically important agricultural region, supplies half the drinking water to Ghana's capital city of Accra. The river ends in an ecologically significant wetland delta on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The Densuano Dam and Weija Dam are situated on the Densu River.

Environment

The delta has been designated a Ramsar site as a wetland of international importance. It has also been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of non-breeding and wintering waterbirds, especially terns, including western reef egrets, spotted redshanks, and little, black, roseate, common, Sandwich and royal terns.

Threats

The population density of the Densu Basin is approximately 240 persons per square kilometre. Part of the Densu River has become a dumping site by some residents in the area, causing water pollution. Other activities include farming, sand mining and quarrying.

In popular culture

• Ghanaian artist Kojo Antwi named his second studio album, released in 2002, after the river.
• Osibisa, an Afrobeat band, composed a song titled Densu, explaining about the different varieties of fishes and the song the fishermen sing.

References

1. "Densu Delta Ramsar Site". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
2. "Protecting Atewa Forest". Ghana | A Rocha. 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
3. "Wetlands | Habitats | WWF". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
4. Ghana: Rivers and Lakes
5. "Densuano Street in Koforidua - Eastern Region - AfricaLocal.net". www.africalocal.net. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
6. Welsing, Kobina. "Residents stranded as Weija Dam spillage floods homes | Starr Fm". Retrieved 2019-05-18.
7. "Densu Delta Ramsar Site and vicinity". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
8. "River Basin Activities". Water Resources Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
9. "River Densu chokes on dumped refuse". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
10. "Environment Ministry to include traditional rulers on Densu committee". www.graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
11. "Densu Delta Ramsar Site". Ghana-Net.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
12. "Densu by Kojo Antwi on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
13. "Densu by Osibisa". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2019-02-27.

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