Sebou River
| Sebou | |
|---|---|
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 Sebou River course and major tributaries, with the Basin within the yellow dotted line | |
| Location | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Middle Atlas |
| Mouth | |
• location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Length | 496 km (308 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 137 m3/s (4,800 cu ft/s) |
The Sebou (Berber: ⴰⵙⵉⴼ ⵏ ⵙⴱⵓ, Arabic: واد سبو) is a river in northern Morocco. At its source in the Middle Atlas mountains it is known as the Guigou River (Berber: ⴰⵙⵉⴼ ⵏ ⴳⵉⴳⵓ). The river is 496 kilometers long and has an average water flow of 137 m3/s, which makes it the 2nd largest North African river by volume. It passes near Fes, and discharges to the Atlantic Ocean at Mehdya. Sebou is navigable for only 16 km as far as the city of Kenitra, which has the only river port in Morocco. Its most important tributaries are the Ouergha River, Baht River and Inaouen River. The river supports irrigation in Morocco's most fertile region: the Gharb.