10°48′19″N 1°26′40″E / 10.8053724°N 1.4444946°E / 10.8053724; 1.4444946

Tanougou
Tanougou Falls is located in Benin
Tanougou Falls
Tanougou Falls (Benin)
Coordinates10°48′19″N 1°26′40″E / 10.8053724°N 1.4444946°E / 10.8053724; 1.4444946[1]
Total height15m
Average
flow rate		1.5m3

Tanougou Falls is a waterfall in the Atakora mountains on the edge of the Pendjari Game Park in the north of Benin[2] about 20 km northeast of Tanguiéta.

The waterfall is about 15 meters high and has a purported flow rate of 1.5 m3 per second, though this is subject to great seasonal fluctuation.[3] The flow is strongest during the rainy season, which lasts from May to September.[4]

The natural pool at the base of the waterfall is popular for swimming.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Tanougou Falls in Tanguiéta, Benin". 6 May 2016.
  2. ↑ http://wabenin.com/decouvertes/decouverte-la-cascade-de-tanougou/
  3. ↑ "Les chutes de Kota et de Tanougou : la nature pleure ! - Tourismebenin.bj : Site officiel du tourisme au Bénin". www.tourismebenin.bj. Archived from the original on 2017-03-27.
  4. ↑ Scheffel, Richard L.; Wernet, Susan J., eds. (1980). Natural Wonders of the World. United States of America: Reader's Digest Association, Inc. p. 369. ISBN 0-89577-087-3.
  5. ↑ "La cascade de Tanougou, belle piscine naturelle". 13 January 2012.


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