Lukuledi (river)
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 Estuary of the Lukuledi in the dry season (historical, before 1910) |
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| location | Southeast of Tanzania
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| River system | Lukuledi | |
| source | in the borderland between the regions of Lindi and Mtwara 10 ° 29 ′ 58 ″ S , 38 ° 34 ′ 5 ″ E |
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| muzzle | to Lindi Bay ( Indian Ocean ) Coordinates: 10 ° 5 ′ 0 ″ S , 39 ° 40 ′ 12 ″ E 10 ° 5 ′ 0 ″ S , 39 ° 40 ′ 12 ″ E
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| length | approx. 160 km | |
The Lukuledi is a river in the southeast of the east African state of Tanzania .
course
The approximately 160 km long river has its source in the borderland between the Lindi and Mtwara regions , flows east-northeast into the Lindi region and flows into the Indian Ocean near the town of Lindi . The Lukuledi separates the Muera plateau from the Makonde plateau . It has very little water in the dry season, but never dries out over the last 40 km.