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Sénégal (river, Africa), river, western Africa, forming the boundary between Senegal and Mauritania. The river is 1,600 km (990 mi) in length. It has two main sources, the Bafing and the Bakoye, which meet at Bafoulabé, in Mali. From there the Sénégal flows northwest, west, and southwest, reaching the Atlantic Ocean near Saint-Louis, Senegal. The river is navigable from the Atlantic Ocean to Podor, Senegal, all year long, and to Kayes, Mali, during the rainy season.

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