Nzoro (river)

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Nzoro
River system of the Ubangi, with the Nzoro (far right)

River system of the Ubangi , with the Nzoro (far right)

Data
location Ober-Uelle Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo Democratic RepublicDemocratic Republic of Congo 
River system Congo
Drain over Kibali  → Uelle  → Ubangi  → Congo  → Atlantic
source Near Ariwari on the border with Uganda
3 ° 3 ′ 0 ″  N , 30 ° 46 ′ 0 ″  E
Source height about  1300  m
muzzle about 30 km northwest of Westa in the Kibali coordinates: 3 ° 17 ′ 38 "  N , 29 ° 25 ′ 43"  E 3 ° 17 ′ 38 "  N , 29 ° 25 ′ 43"  E
Mouth height 748  m
Height difference about 552 m
Bottom slope about 1.8 ‰
length over 300 km
Small towns Dzakaye , Robo
Navigable No

The Nzoro is a river in Ober-Uelle in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . It is a right tributary of the Kibali and one of the source rivers of the Uelle .

course

It has its sources directly on the border with Uganda , about 50 km south of the border triangle with South Sudan . From there it first flows north to the federal state corner and then swings in a westerly direction.

Energy generation

A 20 MW power plant is installed at the Nzoro, which supplies energy for the Kibali Gold Mine.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Opportunities for hydrologic research in the Congo Basin