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Milo
Location of the mouth within Guinea
Native name	ߡߌߟߏ (N'Ko)
Location
Country	Guinea
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	River Niger
• coordinates	11°04′13″N 9°13′25″W / 11.07028°N 9.22361°W / 11.07028; -9.22361

The Milo River is a river in Guinea in West Africa. It rises in the Simandou Mountains near Beyla, flows about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the south of Siguiri and flows 300 kilometres (190 mi) north at which point it becomes one of the main tributaries of the River Niger.

The pre-colonial Baté Empire was founded in the seventeenth century and was situated in the Milo River valley. In the colonial period, the river was a valuable transportation route, as it was navigable to shallow-draft vessels from Kankan to the Niger River.

References

1. ^ O'Toole, Thomas; Baker, Janice E. (16 March 2005). Historical Dictionary of Guinea. Scarecrow Press. pp. 143–144. ISBN 9780810865457.
2. Nemec jr., Jaromir (6 December 2012). Hydrological Forecasting: Design and Operation of Hydrological Forecasting Systems. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 137. ISBN 9789400946804.
3. Osborn, Emily Lynn (10 October 2011). Our New Husbands Are Here: Households, Gender, and Politics in a West African State from the Slave Trade to Colonial Rule. Ohio University Press. pp. 1–. ISBN 9780821443972.
4. Parker, John; Reid, Richard (10 October 2013). The Oxford Handbook of Modern African History. OUP Oxford. p. 127. ISBN 9780191667558.

v t e Niger River
Countries	Guinea Mali Niger Benin Nigeria
Sections	Source of the Niger Middle Niger Inner Niger Delta Lower Niger Niger Delta
Tributaries (list) and distributaries	Tinkisso River Sankarani River Milo River Bani River Mekrou River Alibori River Sokoto River Sota River Kaduna River Benue River Anambra River Forcados River Nun River Brass River
Cities	Siguiri Bamako Segou Mopti Timbuktu Gao Niamey Lokoja Onitsha
Lakes	Kainji Lake Lac Debo
Dams and bridges	King Fahd Bridge Martyrs Bridge Markala Dam Gao Bridge Kennedy Bridge Kainji Dam Jebba Dam River Niger Bridge (Onitsha)
Protected areas	Niger Basin Authority National Park of Upper Niger W National Park Kainji National Park
Disasters	Kebbi boat disaster Kwara boat disaster Ogbaru boat disaster

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