Northern Rukuru

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Northern Rukuru
Northern Rukuru in the Shire catchment area (top left)

Northern Rukuru in the Shire catchment area (top left)

Data
location Northern Malawi region
MalawiMalawi 
River system Zambezi
Drain over Lake Malawi  → Shire  → Zambezi  → Indian Ocean
muzzle at Karonga in Lake Malawi Coordinates: 9 ° 54 ′ 32 ″  S , 33 ° 56 ′ 57 ″  E 9 ° 54 ′ 32 ″  S , 33 ° 56 ′ 57 ″  E
Mouth height 477  m

length 100 km
Catchment area 2091 km²
Outflow A Eo : 2091 km²
MQ
Mq
 		17 m³ / s
8.1 l / (s km²)

The Northern Rukuru is a river in the Northern Region of Malawi .

course

It rises on the Nyika plateau and flows into Lake Malawi after about 100 km at Karonga . The river has water all year round.

The river drains one of Malawi's most important rainfall areas with an average of 1140 mm of rain per year.

economy

In Kayelekera in Northern-Rukuru Basin, a Karoo -Reliktbecken, there is a uranium deposit , which contains estimated about 11,500 tonnes of uranium and from 2009 to 2014 in open pit mined was.

According to the FAO, the rivers Bua , Dwangwa , Lilongwe , Lufira , Northern Rukuru, Songwe and Southern Rukuru together have a fishing potential of 15,000 t per year. Between 4,000 and 17,000 t are actually caught.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Google Earth
  2. ^ Republic of Malawi ministry of agriculture, irrigation and water development (MoAIWD) - Project for national water resources master plan in the republic of Malawi
  3. ↑ 3. Mineral deposits associated with sedimentary and volcanic cover rocks. (PDF, 2.9 MB) Karoo and post-Karoo (coal, uranium, industrial minerals and gemstones). In: Mineral Potential of Malawi. Malawian Ministry of Mines and Energy, 2009, accessed December 29, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Paladin Energy Ltd Annual Report 2013. (PDF, 5 MB) Retrieved on December 29, 2014 (English).