Lualaba (river)
| Lualaba | ||
 Lualaba (red) |
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| Data | ||
| location |
 Democratic Republic of Congo
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| River system | Congo | |
| Drain over | Congo → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the southern Mitumba Mountains in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| muzzle | Change of name at Boyoma Falls to Congo Coordinates: 0 ° 29 ′ 28 ″ N , 25 ° 12 ′ 23 ″ E 0 ° 29 ′ 28 ″ N , 25 ° 12 ′ 23 ″ E |
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| Mouth height |
386 m
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| Drain at the mouth |
MQ |
6400 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Lubudi , Lovoi | |
| Right tributaries | Lufira , Luvua , Lukuga , Luama , Elila , Ulindi , Lowa , Maiko | |
 Satellite photo of Lualaba |
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The African river Lualaba , also Luala , is considered to be the actual source of the Congo .
course
It rises in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the province of Haut-Katanga . Its source is there in the southern Mitumba Mountains on the border with the Lunda wave about 100 km west of Lubumbashi . It first flows north, past the lakes Upembasee and Kisalesee and about 150 km further north, it takes in the water of the Luvua - Luapula - Chambeshi, which comes from the southeast . Another 150 km further north, the Lukuga , coming from the east and draining Lake Tanganyika , flows to it. From there it flows further north to the Boyoma Falls near Kisangani . From there on the river is called Congo .
Congo source
The river Luvua - Luapula - Chambeshi mentioned above is significantly longer than this up to its confluence with the Lualaba, but is only regarded as a tributary of the Congo due to the lower water flow .