Kabompo River

Kabompo
Kabompo River (red) and part of the Zambezi River (blue)
Location
CountryZambia
RegionNorth-Western Province, Zambia
Physical characteristics
MouthZambezi
 • location
near Lukulu, Zambia
Length730 km (450 mi)
Basin features
River systemZambezi

The Kabompo River is one of the main tributaries of the upper Zambezi River. It flows entirely in Zambia, rising to the east of the source of the Zambezi, in North-Western Province.[1] It is rumoured to be the second deepest river in Africa and one of the top five in the world, although substantiated records of river depth are yet to be published.

Geography

The Kabompo River flows south-west through miombo woodland, then a remote Cryptosepalum dry forest ecoregion, with the West Lunga National Park on its west bank.[citation needed] After flowing past the town of Kabompo, it develops a swampy floodplain up to 5 km wide. The Kabompo Ferry on its lower course carries the main north–south gravel highway on the eastern side of the Zambezi. The river enters the Zambezi north of the town of Lukulu, at the north end of the Barotse Floodplain.[citation needed] Its main tributaries are the West Lunga River which flows from the north, and the Dongwe River from the east.

See also

References

  1. ^ Richard Beilfuss. 2012. A Risky Climate for Southern African Hydro. Berkeley, USA: International Rivers.

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