Kakum River Explained

The Kakum River is a water body located in Esuekyir, a suburb of Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana.^{[1] [2]} The Kakum Conservation Area was named after the river.^{[3] [4]} In 2013, the river was dredged to prevent flooding in the Kwaprow area.^[5] The river supplies water to Cape Coast and about 133 other towns and villages.^[6]

References

1. Web site: 7 June 2008 . Kakum River claims three lives in Cape Coast . 15 October 2024 . Modern Ghana.
2. Web site: Otchere . Gertrude Owireduwaah . 2023-04-11 . Running water sweeps away boy, 12, at Cape Coast - Adomonline.com . 2024-10-15 . en-US.
3. Web site: 2023-12-05 . Kakum National Park anticipates more than 20,000 visitors in December - MyJoyOnline . 2024-10-15 . www.myjoyonline.com . en-US.
4. Web site: Majumder . Rupankar . 7 August 2022 . Aluminium ladders support the canopy walkway at Kakum National Park, Ghana . 15 October 2024 . AL Circle.
5. Web site: 30 July 2013 . Veep inspects Kakum River dredging project . 15 October 2024 . Modern Ghana.
6. Web site: 15 October 2024 . Kakum National Park (Assin Attandanso Reserve) (#) . 15 October 2024 . whc.unesco.org.

External links

• Amofa-Appiah, Juliana (2019-03). Morphology of the Kakum River: A study on a small forested River in the Central Region, Ghana (Thesis). University of Cape Coast.
• Addico, Gloria & Lawton, Linda & Edwards, Christine. (2017). Hepatotoxic-Microcystins in Two Drinking Water Reservoirs in the Central Region of Ghana. Toxicology and Forensic Medicine - Open Journal. 2. 1-11. 10.17140/TFMOJ-2-111.
• Abraham, Ernest Mensah (2003). "THE IMPACT OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON THE KAKUM RIVER, CENTRAL REGION" (PDF). iess.ug.edu.gh. Retrieved 15 October 2024.