SANAGA RIVER

stream in central Cameroon. Its most important headstreamsthe Lom and the Djeremmeet to form the Sanaga about 56 miles (90 km) north-northwest of Bertoua. The river then flows about 325 miles (525 km) southwest across the central plateau past Nanga-Eboko, Monatl, and Eda. It broadens to a wide estuary that roughly bisects Cameroon's Atlantic coastline, 30 miles (48 km) south of Douala. Falls and rapids are found along much of its upper course. Eda, at the head of steamboat navigation, is the site of a hydroelectric dam that harnesses the energy of the 60-foot (18-metre) falls on the river to generate electricity for Eda and Douala. A dam and reservoir at Mbakaou regulate water flow.