Menchum Falls is a
beautiful tourist destination and has the ability to stream to all
countries in the region of West Africa to produce. Menchum falls, about
20km south of Wum and 30 km north of Bafut, are impressive and a
potential tourist attraction. However, the access road is very rough,
and the observation site is not well maintained. A lead in 2003, where
the road was almost impassable during the rainy season. On 7 September
signed in 2009 Agreenergy and the Government of Cameroon signed a
Memorandum of Understanding for a project to build a dam and 90 MW
hydropower plant on the river. In addition to providing electricity and
jobs, the project would involve surfacing the road. On 8 December 2010
was built by President Paul Biya plans, a dam across the falls Menchum.
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The river and its tributaries, drains a
large area of northwestern Cameroon Menchum. It is in turn a tributary
of the Benue in Nigeria.
Menchum
Rivers, Katsina Ala and Donga all west of the river north-east to join
the Benue in Nigeria. The Menchum drains the highlands of Oku-Kom, a
height of 2400 meters (7900 feet) around Lake Oku and fell to about 800
feet (ft 2600) are west of Mbonkissu Fundong. Highlands, formed by
volcanic activity, have been created through the valleys of rivers
flowing rapidly dissected.
The fertile volcanic soil of the
highlands have attracted farmers and ranchers, and the resulting
clearings make the area vulnerable to soil erosion. Menchum valley is
low, and used to be covered in the equatorial forests. These are usually
cleared for timber, so that open grassland, which is used as grazing
land, and subject to erosion on the slopes. Efforts are being made to
reforest the valley again.
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