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The Chari River, or Shari River, is a 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) long river, flowing in Central Africa. It is Lake Chad's main source of water.[2]

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Chari
Map showing the Chari River drainage basin.
Location
Countries	Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Lake Chad
Length	1,400 km (870 mi)
Basin size	548,747 km2 (211,872 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	N'djamena
• average	1059 m3/s[1]
• minimum	8 m3/s[1]
• maximum	4846 m3/s[1]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Logone River

Geography

The Chari River flows from the Central African Republic through Chad into Lake Chad, following the Cameroon border from N'Djamena, where it is joined by its western and principal tributary, the Logone River.

It provides 90 percent of the water flowing into Lake Chad. The watershed of the river covers 548,747 square kilometres (211,872 sq mi). The principal tributary is the Logone River, while minor tributaries include the Bahr Salamat, the Bahr Sah), the Bahr Aouk and the Bahr Kéita.

Much of Chad's population, including Sarh and the capital N'Djamena, is concentrated around it.

As of 2016, Chad remains one of four countries where Guinea worm disease remains endemic. The majority of remaining cases are concentrated around the Chari River.

The river supports an important local fishing industry. One of the most highly prized local fish is the Nile perch.

Since the 1960s, there have been proposals to divert water from the Ubangi River to the Chari to revitalize Lake Chad, which would constitute a reversal of the capture of the upper Ubangi from the Chari by the Congo that is believed to have occurred in the early Pleistocene.[3]

History

The Sao people are said to have lived by this river.[4]

The Chari River basin has been populated by diverse speakers of the Chadic languages, Adamawa languages, Ubangian languages, Bongo-Bagirmi languages.

See also

• Oubangui-Chari
• Chari–Baguirmi Region
• Moyen-Chari Region
• Chari–Nile languages
• Chari River topics
• Lake Chad topics
• Lake Chad replenishment project
• Waterway

References

На других языках

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[de] Schari

Der Schari (in der französischen Schreibweise Chari) ist der 1400 km lange Hauptzufluss des nordafrikanischen Tschadsees.

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- [en] Chari River

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[es] Río Chari

El río Chari es un largo río del África central. Nace en la República Centroafricana y desemboca en el lago Chad; parte del curso forma una frontera natural entre Chad y Camerún. Tiene una longitud de 1.400 km[1] y drena una amplia cuenca de unos 548.747 km²[2][3] que lo sitúan entre las 55 mayores cuencas del mundo (similar a países como Ucrania, Bostwana o Madagascar). Este río supone el 90% de las aportaciones de agua al lago Chad.

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[it] Chari

Lo Chari (o Shari, desueto Sciari[2]) è un fiume nordafricano lungo 1400 km, principale immissario del lago Ciad.

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[ru] Шари

Ша́ри — река в Центральной Африке, протекает по территории Центральноафриканской Республики, через Чад и по его границе с Камеруном. Образуется слиянием рек Уам, Баминги и Грибинги. Длина реки — 1400 км, площадь водосборного бассейна — 650 000 км²[1][1][2]. Шари впадает в южную часть озера Чад[3]. Рядом с границей Чада и Камеруна в Шари впадает основной приток — река Логон (река).

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