The Lufira River is a tributary of the
Lualaba River
The Lualaba River flows entirely within the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It provides the greatest streamflow to the Congo River, while the source of the Congo is recognized as the Chambeshi. The Lualaba is long. Its headwaters are in ...
in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
(DRC).
The Lufira rises in the
Shaba plateau south of
Likasi
Likasi (formerly official names: Jadotville ( French) and Jadotstad (Dutch)) is a city in Haut-Katanga Province, in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Demographics
Likasi has a population of around 635,000 (2015). During the 1990 ...
.
The river was dammed in 1926 at
Mwadingusha near Likasi to form
Lake Tshangalele
Lake Tshangalele, also known as Lake Lufira or Mwadingusha Reservoir, is an artificial lake in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is located about 20 km east of the city of Likasi in the old province of Katanga. It lies a ...
, a reservoir for a hydroelectric generator supplying power for copper smelting.
It flows northwards through the Bia Mountains for about , joining the Lualaba in
Lake Kisale
Lake Kisale is a lake in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in Bukama Territory, Haut-Lomami District.
At about in area, it is the second largest of the lakes in the Upemba Depression (Kamolondo Depression), an extensive marshy area part ...
.
References
Lualaba River
Rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ramsar sites in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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