Taraba River

The Taraba River is a river in Taraba State, Nigeria, a tributary of the Benue River.^[1] It joins the Benue on a floodplain 10 km wide and 50 km across.^[2]

The major towns along the River Taraba are Sert-Baruwa, Sarki Ruwa, Karamti, Jamtari, Gangumi, Gayam and Bali LGA.^{[citation needed]} The major economic activities on the river are fishing, farming of rice, yam and groundnut.^{[citation needed]}

The major ethnic groups inhabiting the river are the Jibu and the Chamba.^{[citation needed]}