River in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Luvua River
Car being ferried across the Luvua River near Pweto, Katanga, DRC
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
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.
The LuvuaRiver (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...
Lualaba River are: Ulindi River Luama River Lukuga River — drains Lake Tanganyika. Lufira River Lubudi RiverLuvuaRiver Elila River Lowa Kilungutwe River Cities...
in the Albertine Rift but via the LuvuaRiver, which has cut a deep, narrow zigzag valley to join the Lualaba River, as the upper Congo is named. The...
River, which comes in through swamps from the south, and the Kalungwishi River from the east. At its north end the lake is drained by the LuvuaRiver...
Luvua Airport (ICAO: FZRO) is an airstrip atop a mesa overlooking the LuvuaRiver in Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Built and...
of Kalemie and Moluba. The Lukuga in the north, Lake Tanganyika, the LuvuaRiver to the south and the Lualaba form a territory that was once occupied...
The Lukushi River is a tributary of the LuvuaRiver. It runs from south to north through the Malemba-Nkulu Territory of Haut-Lomami Province and the Manono...
Congo. It lies on the west bank of the Lualaba River opposite the point where it is joined by the LuvuaRiver. Towards the end of the Second Congo War (1998-2003)...
Ganges rivers. It is the world's deepest recorded river, with measured depths of around 220 m (720 ft). The Congo–Lualaba–Luvua–Luapula–Chambeshi River system...
Upemba Depression with its floating islands, and around Kiambi on the LuvuaRiver. The island of Idjwi has a native population of approx 7000 BaTwa. According...
This is a list of the longest rivers on Earth. It includes river systems over 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) in length. There are many factors, such as the...
Zambia. The LuvuaRiver, a headstream of the Congo River, leaves the lake just west of Pweto to flow north to its confluence with the Lualaba River opposite...
River, which flows into it from the east. The LuvuaRiver drains Lake Mweru, flowing out of the northern end to the Lualaba River (Upper Congo River)...
central African nation of Zaire on property leased by OTRAG near the LuvuaRiver and the Kapani tone plateau. Kayser described his specific goal as creating...
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endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it is found in the LuvuaRiver drainage. Reports from other locations need confirmation. This species...
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tributary of the Lualaba in DR Congo in the Katanga Province, better known as Luvua This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations...
commander Kasompobe, whose corpse was discovered on the shore of the LuvuaRiver on September 12. On 27 September 2014, 6 Bakata Katanga militants were...
Ruzizi River across the Plain. As it courses through the region, the river gathers water from smaller streams and tributaries, including LuvuaRiver in Sange...
project. As well as it is "feasible" from Lake Mweru (Pweto city) through LuvuaRiver to Ankoro (requiring dams and a Boat lift in Boyoma Falls, like the Three...
living in a territory bounded by the Lukuga River in the north, the LuvuaRiver in the south and the Lualaba River to the west. The lower Lukuga and the Lualaba...
The LuvuaRiver, a headstream of the Congo River, leaves the lake just west of the town of Pwetu to flow north its confluence with the Lualaba River opposite...
their expansionary policy. The land east of the Lualaba River between the Lukuga and the Luvuarivers was inhabited by the Hemba, or eastern Luba, in the...
him that the Chambeshi, Lake Bangweulu, the Luapula, Lake Mweru and the Luvua-Lualaba were all one system. This sent Livingstone exploring Bangweulu,...
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