Bafing River

Bafing River
*Rivière Bafing* (French)
Bafing River; Rivière Bafing (French)
	View of Bafing river from a Bozo Pirogue
	Location of the mouth in Mali
Location
Countries	Mali, Guinea
Physical characteristics
Source	Fonta Djallon
• location	Foranruel, Guinea
• coordinates	10°23′42″N 12°08′06″W / 10.395°N 12.135°W
• elevation	750 m (2,460 ft)
Mouth	Senegal River
• location	Bafoulabé, Mali
• coordinates	13°48′47″N 10°49′41″W / 13.813°N 10.828°W
• elevation	83 m (272 ft)
Length	350 mi (560 km)
Basin features
River system	Senegal River

The Bafing River (Manding for "black river", French: Rivière Bafing)^[1] is the upper course and largest tributary of the Senegal River which runs through Guinea and Mali and is about 350 miles (560 km) long.

^ Mohamed Saliou Camara; Thomas O'Toole; Janice E. Baker (7 November 2013). Historical Dictionary of Guinea. Scarecrow Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-8108-7969-0.

[CamaraO'Toole2013-1] Mohamed Saliou Camara; Thomas O'Toole; Janice E. Baker (7 November 2013). Historical Dictionary of Guinea. Scarecrow Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-8108-7969-0.

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