Kabompo (river)
| Kabompo | ||
 The Kabompo catchment area |
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| Data | ||
| location |
Northwest Province of Zambia
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| River system | Zambezi | |
| Drain over | Zambezi → Strait of Mozambique | |
| source | Marshes near Mount Kalamba 11 ° 31 ′ 3 ″ S , 25 ° 14 ′ 20 ″ E |
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| Source height | 1517 m | |
| muzzle | north of Lukulu in the Zambezi Coordinates: 14 ° 10 ′ 59 " S , 23 ° 10 ′ 49" E 14 ° 10 ′ 59 " S , 23 ° 10 ′ 49" E |
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| Mouth height | 1017 m | |
| Height difference | 500 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.1 ‰ | |
| length | 440 km | |
| Catchment area | 72,140 km² | |
| Discharge at the Watopa Pontoon A Eo gauge: 67,261 km² |
NNQ MQ Mq HHQ |
14 m³ / s 279 m³ / s 4.1 l / (s km²) 1320 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Dongwe , Mwafwe | |
| Right tributaries | Western Lunga , Nyela | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Kabompo Gorge Hydropower Project | |
| Medium-sized cities | Kabompo | |
| Residents in the catchment area | 283,000 (as of 2005-06) | |
| Navigable | In its lower area | |
The Kabompo is a tributary of the Zambezi in the Northwest Province of Zambia .
course
The river has its source about 100 kilometers northwest of Solwezi and runs in a south-westerly direction. It takes on numerous tributaries from the plateau west of Solwezis. After almost 200 km he hits a hook; first to the south, taking the Mwafwe from the left, then to the west until it swings back to the southwest at the West Lunga National Park . This is where the Western Lunga flows . In the further course the Dongwe finally flows from the left, before the Kabompo itself flows into the Zambezi a few kilometers north of Lukulu .
The river is navigable in its lower areas. It crosses a very sparsely populated area. There is an extensive forest belt on its upper and middle reaches.
Hydrometry
The flow rate of the catchment area of the river was measured in m³ / s.
Individual evidence
- ^ Soviet General Staff Map , accessed on October 6, 2012 at http://www.topomapper.com
- ^ Britannica.com
- ^ Effects of Land Cover Change on the Hydrologic Regime of Kabompo River Basin, Zambia
- ↑ Zambezi River Basin by ANTON J. SCHLEISS AND JOSÉ P. MATO
- ^ The Zambezi River Basin - A Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis - Volume 4 Modeling, Analysis and Input Data
- ^ The Zambezi River Basin - A Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis - Volume 3 State of the Basin