Queve

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Queve
Cuvo
Binda Falls on the Queve

Binda Falls on the Queve

Data
location AngolaAngola Angola
River system Queve
source 30 km east of the city of Huambo .
12 ° 42 ′ 46 ″  S , 16 ° 0 ′ 11 ″  E
Source height 1800  m
muzzle about 12 km south of Porto Amboim in the Atlantic Coordinates: 10 ° 51 ′ 44 "  S , 13 ° 47 ′ 50"  E 10 ° 51 ′ 44 "  S , 13 ° 47 ′ 50"  E
Mouth height m
Height difference 1800 m
Bottom slope 3.6 ‰
length 505 km
Catchment area 23,000 km²
Right tributaries Cuvira

The Queve or Cuvo is a river in Angola.

course

It rises 30 km east of the city of Huambo . It is in the same area as the Okawango , Kunene and Cutato springs . The river runs in a north-westerly direction and flows into the Atlantic about 12 km south of Porto Amboim . The Queve has a relatively narrow catchment area. With the exception of the Cuvira, all of its tributaries are very short.

Individual evidence

  1. Russian General Staff Map xd-33-2
  2. ^ AIP - Estudo de mercado sobre a provincia de Huambo
  3. US Army cards SC33 and SD33