Lukusashi
| Lukusashi | ||
 The Lukusashi in the Luangwa catchment area (lower center) |
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Central Province of Zambia
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| River system | Zambezi | |
| Drain over | Lunsemfwa → Luangwa → Zambezi → Strait of Mozambique | |
| Source lake | Lusiwashi Lake 12 ° 58 ′ 0 ″ S , 30 ° 46 ′ 0 ″ E |
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| muzzle | in the Lunsemfwa coordinates: 14 ° 38 ′ 52 ″ S , 30 ° 0 ′ 24 ″ E 14 ° 38 ′ 52 ″ S , 30 ° 0 ′ 24 ″ E
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| Discharge at level PL-3 (2) - at the mouth A Eo : 14,711 km² at the mouth |
MNQ 1963-1992 MQ 1963-1992 Mq 1963-1992 MHQ 1963-1992 |
11 m³ / s 95 m³ / s 6.5 l / (s km²) 293 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Kaombe | |
The Lukusashi is a tributary of the Lunsemfwa in the central province of Zambia .
course
The river is the outflow of the 19 kilometers long and 9 kilometers wide Lusiwashi Lake and Swamp in the Muchinga Mountains 70 kilometers west of Serenje . Together with its main river Lunsemfwa in the Luana Valley, it forms the most powerful tributary of the Luangwa. They carry water all year round and rise by over five meters after rainfall.
Since the South Luangwa National Park is about 40 kilometers to the east, i.e. in the immediate vicinity, wild animals of all kinds can be found on its banks and in the water.
Hydrometry
The flow rate of the Lukusashi was measured at the mouth between 1963 and 1992 in m³ / s.
