Kogin Otamiri na daya daga cikin manyan koguna a jihar Imo a Najeriya. Kogin ya ɗauki sunansa daga Ota Miri, wani abin bautawa wanda ya mallaki duk ruwan da ake kira da sunansa, wanda galibi shine allahn gidaje na Mbari. Kogin ya taso kudu daga Egbu ya wuce Owerri sannan ya bi ta Nekede, Ihiagwa, Eziobodo, Okwu Umuisi, Mgbirichi da Umuagwo zuwa Ozuzu a Etche, a Jihar Ribas, daga inda yake gangarowa zuwa Tekun Atlantika. Tsawon kogin daga tushensa har zuwa haduwarsa a Emeabiam tare da kogin Uramiriuka yana da 30 kilometres (19 mi) .[1]

Kogin Otamiri
General information
Labarin ƙasa
Tsarin Daidaiton Labarin Kasa 4°54′14″N 7°08′30″E / 4.9039°N 7.1417°E / 4.9039; 7.1417
Kasa Najeriya
Territory Jahar Imo
Sanadi waste dump (en) Fassara
Kogin Otamiri.
Kogin Otamiri da tributary

Ruwan Otamiri ya kai kimanin 10,000 square kilometres (3,900 sq mi) tare da ruwan sama na shekara-shekara na 2,250 to 2,500 millimetres (89 to 98 in) . Ruwan yana cike da ƙarancin ciyayi na dazuzzukan ruwan sama, tare da matsakaicin yanayin zafi 27 °C (81 °F) duk shekara. Mayar da dazuzzukan yankin ciyayi tare da skeshe da ayyukan ƙonawa na lalata ingancin ƙasa.[2]

Kogin Otamiri yana hade da kogin Nworie a Nekede a Owerri, wani kogi mai 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) dogon. Kogin Nworie yana cikin ayyukan mutane da masana'antu masu yawa, kuma talakawa suna amfani da shi azaman tushen ruwan sha lokacin da tsarin ruwan jama'a ya gaza. Nworie ya gurɓata da sharar yanayi amma a cikin 2008 bai wuce matakan gurɓatar sinadarai ba. Gudanar da shara a Owerri ba shi da inganci kuma yana taimakawa wajen gurɓatar kogin. Yawancin sharar da ake samu daga Owerri ana zubar da su ne a wurin ajiyar ruwa na Avu da ke Owerri West a kan babbar hanyar Fatakwal, wanda ke haifar da yawan sinadarin phosphate da nitrate a cikin Otamiri.[3]


Kudu da Owerri kogin yana gudana ta hanyar sauye-sauye na yashi, yashi da laka. Samfurin yashi daga bakin kogin Otamiri tsakanin Chokocho da Umuanyaga, karamar hukumar Etche, jihar Ribas ya nuna cewa 86 kashi dari na sassan yashi suna cikin kewayon da ya dace don yin gilashi.

Manazarta

gyara sashe
  1. "Imo decries pollution of Otamiri river by residents" . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  2. "Analysis About the Increase of Sediment as a Result of Rainfall Intensity on Lusi Watershed in District Banjarejo Blora" . dx.doi.org . doi :10.26472/ ijrae.v2i3.55.s3 . Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  3. "Glass Manufacture - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics" . www.sciencedirect.com . Retrieved 2022-03-25.