Nzoro (river)
Nzoro | ||
River system of the Ubangi , with the Nzoro (far right) |
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location |
Ober-Uelle Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.