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Lufira River
River in Democratic Republic of the Congo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lufira River is a tributary of the Lualaba River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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![]() The Lualaba River in red. Lufira River (not shown) flows in a northwestern direction before joining Lualaba just north of Bukama | |
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Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | Lualaba River |
• coordinates | 08°20′03″S 26°29′46″E |
Length | 500 km (310 mi) |
Official name | Bassin de la Lufira |
Designated | 31 October 2017 |
Reference no. | 2318[1] |
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The Lufira rises in the Shaba plateau south of Likasi. The river was dammed in 1926 at Mwadingusha near Likasi to form Lake Tshangalele, a reservoir for a hydroelectric generator supplying power for copper smelting. It flows northwards through the Bia Mountains for about 500 km (310 mi), joining the Lualaba in Lake Kisale.