The Bia is a river that is situated primarily in

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Tog ...

and flows through Ghana and

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre i ...

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Aby Lagoon The Aby Lagoon complex is the second largest lagoon in Ivory Coast, after Ébrié Lagoon. As a whole, the lagoon has an area of , a mean depth of , and a volume of . It drains into the Atlantic Ocean through shallow channels between the Ehotilé I ...

. A

hydroelectric dam Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined a ...

was built across the Bia at

Ayamé Ayamé is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast, near the border of Ghana. It is a sub-prefecture and commune of Aboisso Department in Sud-Comoé Region, Comoé District Comoé District (french: District du Comoé) is one of fourteen administrative ...

in 1959, causing the formation of Lake Ayame.Konan F K, Edia E O, Bony Y K, Ouattara A and Gourène G 2013: Fish assemblages in the Bia river-lake system (south-eastern Ivory Coast): A self-organizing map approach. Livestock Research for Rural Development. Volume 25, Article #13. Retrieved November 21, 2014
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Rivers of Ghana Rivers of Ivory Coast International rivers of Africa {{Ghana-river-stub