Dwangwa
| Dwangwa | ||
 The Dwangwa in the Shire catchment area (center left) |
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| Data | ||
| location |
 Malawi
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| River system | Zambezi | |
| Drain over | Lake Malawi → Shire → Zambezi → Indian Ocean | |
| source | In the Kasungu National Park near the border with Zambia | |
| Source height | about 1150 m | |
| muzzle | Lake Malawi coordinates: 12 ° 31 ′ 0 ″ S , 34 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ E 12 ° 31 ′ 0 ″ S , 34 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 475 m | |
| Height difference | about 675 m | |
| Bottom slope | about 4.5 ‰ | |
| length | 150 km | |
| Catchment area | 7768 km² | |
| Outflow A Eo : 7768 km²
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MQ Mq |
27 m³ / s 3.5 l / (s km²) |
The Dwangwa is a river in Malawi .
course
It has a length of about 150 kilometers. The river drains the area of the Kasungu National Park in the central highlands of Malawi . It flows into Lake Malawi after the sugar cane growing area of Dwanga Estate , an extensive floodplain of the Dwangwa .
fishing
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Bua , Dwangwa, Lilongwe , Lufira , Northern Rukuru , Songwe , and Southern Rukuru rivers together have an annual fishing potential of 15,000 tons . In fact, between 4,000 and 17,000 tons are caught.
Web links
- Environmental protection report (PDF file; 529 kB) and at the same time suggestions for improving the agricultural yields of the rivers.