Ogowe

The Ogooué rises in the western hills of the Teke plateau, near the watershed separating its basin from that of the Congo. From these uplands it flows generally westward across Gabon, receiving tributaries before reaching the Atlantic through a broad delta near Cape Lopez. Rapids and shallows interrupt the river's course, while its waters rise and fall with the seasons. Its basin encompasses much of the forested country between the plateau and the coast.