Ruvuvu

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Ruvuvu
The Ruvuvu in the Kagera catchment area (bottom center)

The Ruvuvu in the Kagera catchment area (bottom center)

Data
location BurundiBurundi Burundi Tanzania
TanzaniaTanzania 
River system Nile
Drain over Kagera Nile  → Victoria Nile  → Albert Nile  → Bahr al-Jabal  → White Nile  → Nile  → Mediterranean
source east of Kayanza
Source height approx.  2240  m
muzzle above the Rusumo Falls in the Kagera-Nile Coordinates: 2 ° 23 '23 "  S , 30 ° 46' 52"  E 2 ° 23 '23 "  S , 30 ° 46' 52"  E
Mouth height 1320  m
Height difference approx. 920 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.4 ‰
length 380 km
Mouth of the Ruvuvu (back left) into the Kagera Nile (back right)

Mouth of the Ruvuvu (back left) into the Kagera Nile (back right)

The Ruvuvu or Ruvubu (also Ruwuwu or Ruvusu) is a river in Burundi and Tanzania . It belongs to the upper reaches of the Nile and is counted with its right tributary Luvironza as its longest source branch.

course

The Ruvuvu rises at about 2240 m altitude in a high valley basin in the eastern edge of the East African Rift Valley, east of Kayanza . It flows mainly in a south-easterly direction. About six kilometers below the mouth of the Luvironza at Gitega , the Ruvuvu bends to the northeast. It flows through the Ruvuvu National Park and is navigable for the last few kilometers. The Ruvuvu forms the border between the two states over a length of about 40 km. Above the Rusumo Falls , it flows into the Kagera Nile .

Tributaries

  • Nyamuswaga (left)
  • Mubarazi (right)
  • Ndurumu (left)
  • Luvironza (right)
  • Nyakijanda (right)
  • Migogo (right)

Web links

Commons : Rurubu River  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Google Earth