The Fonta Djallon in Guinea is the source of the Bafing River,[2] 30 miles (48 km) north of Mamou.

The Manantali hydroelectric dam, completed in 1987,[8] is located on the Bafing River 90 kilometres (56 mi) upstream of Bafoulabé.

The dam retains 11.3 cubic kilometres (2.7 cu mi) of water which is used to power the turbines during the dry season.

[9] There may be a significant chimpanzee population in the area east of the Bafing River.

[10] The blue-headed bee-eater (merops muelleri) has also been sighted at the forest on the river south of the Manding Mountains.