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Luvua River
River in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Luvua River (or Lowa River) (Swahili: Mto Luvua) is a river in the Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It flows from the northern end of Lake Mweru on the Zambia-Congo border in a northwesterly direction for 350 kilometres (220 mi) to its confluence with the Lualaba River opposite the town of Ankoro. The Lualaba becomes the Congo River below the Boyoma Falls.
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Luvua River | |
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Location | |
Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Lake Mweru (Pweto) |
• elevation | 931 metres (3,054 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Lualaba River (Ankoro) |
Length | 350 kilometres (220 mi) |
Basin size | 265,300 square kilometres (102,400 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 600 m3/s (21,000 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
River system | Congo |
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