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Great Area Ruaha River
The Great Ruaha River dry bed (2006)
Location
CountryTanzania
RegionIringa Region
RegionDodoma Region
RegionMorogoro Region
Physical characteristics
SourceLukosi River
 • locationIringa Region
2nd sourceYovi River
 • locationMorogoro Region
3rd sourceKitete River
 • locationMorogoro Region
4th sourceSanje River
 • locationIringa Region
5th sourceLittle Ruaha River
 • locationIringa Region
MouthRufiji River
 • location
Pwani Region
Length475 km (295 mi)
Basin size83,970 square kilometres (32,421 sq mi)

The Great Ruaha River is a river in south-central Tanzania that flows through the Usangu wetlands and the Ruaha National Park east into the Rufiji River. It traverses and marks the borders between Iringa Region, Dodoma Region and Morogoro Region. The Great Ruaha river has a basin catchment area of 83,970 square kilometres (32,421 sq mi).[1] The population of the basin is mainly sustained by irrigation and water-related livelihoods such as fishing and livestock keeping.

  1. ^ Arvidson, Anders; et al. (May 2009). "Initial Assessment of Socioeconomic and Environmental Risks and Opportunities of Large‐scale Biofuels Production in the Rufiji District" (PDF). SEKAB BioEnergy (T) Ltd. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2012-09-10.

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the Great Ruaha River and the Kisigo River. It was built from 1975 to 1979 for the purpose of regulating water level at the downstream at the Ruaha installed...

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