The Komadugu Yobe river system that flows into Lake Chad is formed by the confluence of which two major rivers?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. the Hadejia and Jama'are rivers
- Step 1: The Komadugu Yobe system drains the northeastern Sudan savanna into Lake Chad. Step 2. It is formed by the joining of the Hadejia River and the Jama'are River in the Hadejia-Nguru wetlands. Answer: the Hadejia and Jama'are rivers. Why not the others: Gongola and Hawal join into the Benue River; Kaduna and Gurara drain into the Niger; Rima and Sokoto drain into the Niger in Kebbi State.
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