Lusiwishi
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Lusiwishi Lushwishi, Lusuishi, Lusuishti, Luswishi |
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 The Lusiwishi (middle above) |
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| location | Copperbelt Province of Zambia
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| River system | Zambezi | |
| Drain over | Kafue → Zambezi → Strait of Mozambique | |
| origin | Confluence of streams on the border with the Northwest Province 12 ° 25 ′ 51 ″ S , 27 ° 4 ′ 43 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 1260 m | |
| muzzle | in the Kafue coordinates: 13 ° 55 ′ 31 ″ S , 27 ° 24 ′ 25 ″ E 13 ° 55 ′ 31 ″ S , 27 ° 24 ′ 25 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 1121 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 139 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.7 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 200 km | |
| Catchment area | 8849 km² | |
| Discharge at the Kangondi gauge (1591440) A Eo : 8839 km² at the mouth |
MNQ 1963-1992 MQ 1963-1992 Mq 1963-1992 MHQ 1963-1992 |
3.2 m³ / s 32 m³ / s 3.6 l / (s km²) 101 m³ / s |
The Lusiwishi is a right tributary of the Kafue province Copperbelt in Zambia .
course
It rises halfway between Chingola and Solwezi in a wooded area. It is about 200 kilometers long and flows in its lower half through extensive floodplains that merge into the Lukanga swamps. Its area is hardly developed and only sparsely populated.
Hydrometry
The flow rate of the Lusiwishi was measured at the mouth between 1963 and 1992 in m³ / s.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Soviet General Staff Map , accessed from http://www.topomapper.com on October 6, 2012
- ↑ a b JICA report