Lucala (river)
| Lucala | ||
 The Lucala in the Cuanza river system (top center) |
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 Angola
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| River system | Cuanza | |
| Drain over | Cuanza → Atlantic | |
| source | In the province of Uíge about 15 km southeast of Negage . 7 ° 50 ′ 0 ″ S , 15 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ E |
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| Source height | about 1220 m | |
| muzzle | About 1.5 km below Massangano in the Cuanza. Coordinates: 9 ° 37 ′ 50 " S , 14 ° 14 ′ 10" E 9 ° 37 ′ 50 " S , 14 ° 14 ′ 10" E |
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| Mouth height | 20 m | |
| Height difference | about 1200 m
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| Catchment area | 24,085 km² | |
 On the road from Luije to Kalandula |
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The Lucala ( Portuguese Rio Lucala ) is a right (northern) tributary of the Cuanza in Angola .
course
The river rises on a high plateau in the province of Uíge , directly on the border with the province of Cuanza Norte , about 15 km southeast of Negage . In its upper reaches it forms the border between the two provinces. From there it flows in a relatively straight line in a south-southeast direction. In the further course it forms the border between Cuanza Norte and the province of Malanje , which it later also flows through. After about half of its flow, it falls down the Kalandula Falls and turns almost at right angles to the west. The Lucala flows into the Cuanza about 1.5 km below Massangano .
Kalandula Falls
The Kalandula Falls ( Portuguese : Quedas de Kalandula ) are located on the upper reaches of the Lucala, about 80 km northwest of the provincial capital Malanje . The eponymous small town of Calandula is located about 5 km west of the waterfalls.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rio Cuanza, o elo entre o Sul eo Northe, entre o Passado eo Futuro (I) - segunda-feira, 1 de December 2008
- ↑ According to US Army maps SC33 and SB33