Kafue | |
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![]() Kafue River, Chamufumbu, near Lubungu Pontoon, Zambia | |
![]() The Kafue River Basin | |
Location | |
Country | Zambia |
City | Kitwe, Mazabuka, Kafue Town |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Zambian border with the Democratic Republic of Congo northwest of Kipushi, North-Western Province, Zambia |
• coordinates | 11°36′S 27°12′E / 11.600°S 27.200°E |
• elevation | 1,350 m (4,430 ft) |
Mouth | Zambezi |
• location | near Chirundu, Southern Province, Zambia |
• coordinates | 15°56′34″S 28°54′51″E / 15.9429°S 28.9143°E |
• elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
Length | 1,576 km (979 mi) |
Basin size | 155,000 km2 (60,000 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 320 m3/s (11,000 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
River system | Zambezi |
The 1,576 kilometres (979 mi) long Kafue River is the longest river lying wholly within Zambia.[1] Its water is used for irrigation and for generating hydroelectric power.[2] It is the largest tributary of the Zambezi,[3] and of Zambia's principal rivers, it is the most central and the most urban. More than 50% of Zambia's population live in the Kafue River Basin and of these around 65% are urban.[1]
It has a mean flow rate of 320 cubic metres per second (11,000 cu ft/s) through its lower half, with high seasonal variations. The river discharges 10 cubic kilometres (2.4 cu mi) per year into the Zambezi River.[4]
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