Chongwe (river)
| Chongwe | ||
 The catchment area of the Chongwe |
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| Data | ||
| location |
 Zambia
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| River system | Zambezi | |
| Drain over | Zambezi → Strait of Mozambique | |
| source | In the central province near Chisamba 15 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ S , 28 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ E |
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| Source height | about 1150 m | |
| muzzle | At Mana Pools National Park in the Zambezi Coordinates: 15 ° 42 ′ 58 ″ S , 29 ° 20 ′ 20 ″ E 15 ° 42 ′ 58 ″ S , 29 ° 20 ′ 20 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 353 m | |
| Height difference | about 797 m | |
| Bottom slope | about 5.3 ‰ | |
| length | about 150 km | |
| Catchment area | 5150 km² | |
| Discharge at the Chongwe A Eo gauge : 1961 km² |
NNQ MNQ 1968–2012 MQ 1968–2012 Mq 1968–2012 MHQ 1968–2012 |
0 l / s 900 l / s 5.9 m³ / s 3 l / (s km²) 20 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Kanakanatapa | |
| Right tributaries | Ngwerere, Chalmibana, Luimba, Mitaba | |
| Small towns | Chongwe | |
| Residents in the catchment area | 834.359 | |
The Chongwe is an approximately 150 kilometers long river in Zambia .
course
The Chongwe catchment area can be divided into two different areas: a mountainous lower part and the relatively flat upper part. The terrain in the upper part is between 1000 and 1300 meters above sea level, while the lower Chongwe ranges from around 1300 meters (with peaks up to 1500 meters) to the Zambezi at 330 meters.
The river has its source at Chisamba, halfway between Lusaka and Kabwe at about 1150 m. Its course is in a south-easterly direction. In its upper reaches it crosses predominantly small-scale areas. It flows with a slight gradient towards the edge of the central plateau. He reaches the city of Chongwe . A good 30 km further on, the landscape changes and the river, in the now mountainous area, gets a higher gradient. It flows through deepening gorges into the Zambezi Valley until it finally flows into it. It flows into the Zambezi directly at Mana Pools and forms the border of the Lower Zambezi National Park .
Hydrology
The flow rate of the river was measured at the outlet of the upper Chongwe catchment area in m³ / s (values read from the diagram).
tourism
Its valley is a popular holiday and weekend destination for the people of Lusaka. Its banks are almost paved with lodges and camps. In its lovely manageability, its valley is a sharp contrast to the wildness of the Zambezi Valley into which it reaches.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Soviet General Staff Map , accessed via http://loadmap.net/
- ↑ a b c The Chongwe Catchment: A Hydrological, Hydrogeological and Hydrochemical Characterization for the Establishment of a Catchment Management Plan
- ^ A b Water Balance Estimates for Sub-Catchments of the Chongwe and Mwembeshi Rivers in the Lusaka Region
- ↑ CSO. 2010 Census of Population and Housing. Lusaka Province Analytical Report; Central Statistics Office (CSO): Lusaka, Zambia, 2014