Goulbi de Maradi River facts for kids

Map of the Sokoto River drainage basin

The Goulbi de Maradi is a river in south central Niger and north central Nigeria. Its source is near Katsina in Nigeria, and its end in the Rima River. It important for farming and rearing cattle in the Niger cities of Maradi, Guidan Roumdji, and Madarounfa, where it flows through. But the Goulbi de Maradi never flows more than 48 kilometres (30 mi) from the Niger–Nigeria border. It is a seasonal river and flows only during the rainy season.