Lukuga River
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It is an outlet river of lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Key facts
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Location
- Kalemie
- Elevation
- 2,800 ft (850 m)
- Length
- 320 km (200 mi)
- Basin size
- 244,500 km (94,400 sq mi)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- river
- Located in
- Katanga Province
- Continent
- Africa
- Image
- River Lukuga, Kalemia.jpg
- Length
- 320
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- mouth of the watercourse
- Congo
- lake on watercourse
- Lake Tanganyika
- watershed area
- 244500
- origin of the watercourse
- Lake Tanganyika
- drainage basin
- Congo Basin
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- Lukuga
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Encyclopedic overview
The Lukuga River (Swahili: Mto Lukuga) is a tributary of the Lualaba River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that drains Lake Tanganyika. It is unusual in that its flow varies not just seasonally but also due to longer term climate fluctuations.
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