The Nzoro River (or Nzaro, Obi, Zoro) is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a right tributary of the
Kibali River
The Kibali River is a tributary to the Uele River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It originates in the mountains near Lake Albert and flows west for about to join the Dungu River at Dungu where the Uele River is formed. The Uele is a ...
. It is used to supply hydroelectric power to the
Kibali Gold Mine
The Kibali Gold Mine is a combined open pit and underground gold mine in the Haut-Uélé province of the northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo. By area, it is one of the largest in Africa. The mine is named for the nearby Kibali River.
Loc ...
.
Course
The Nzoro River originates in the extreme northeast of the country, near where the border with
South Sudan joins the border with
Uganda.
It follows a meandering course in a generally west direction to its junction with the Kibali downstream from
Durba.
The
Köppen climate classification is Aw:
Tropical savanna, wet.
Human impact
The
Logo people
The Logo people or Logoa (plural) are an ethnic group of Nilotic origin who live predominantly in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as parts of western Uganda and southern South Sudan. There are believed to be more t ...
and
Lugbara people live in the river basin.
In 1891
Guillaume Van Kerkhoven Guillaume may refer to:
People
* Guillaume (given name), the French equivalent of William
* Guillaume (surname)
Other uses
* Guillaume (crater)
See also
* '' Chanson de Guillaume'', an 11th or 12th century poem
* Guillaume affair, a Cold War ...
, and Jules Milz travelled from Bumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bumba up the Itimbiri River, Itimbiri and Likati River, Likati, rivers, then overland to the Uele River in the region of Djabir. They then explored the Kibali River, Kibali and the Zoro.
They reached the Nile, but had to retreat to the Dungu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dungu region when they were attacked by Mahdists.
The
Kibali Gold Mine
The Kibali Gold Mine is a combined open pit and underground gold mine in the Haut-Uélé province of the northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo. By area, it is one of the largest in Africa. The mine is named for the nearby Kibali River.
Loc ...
, operated by Randgold, started operations in 2009.
The company installed a 20 MW hydroelectric power plant on the Nzoro River, and planned to install three more.
The power plants are on cataracts and provide run-of-the-river hydroelectricity, avoiding the need for dams.
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Rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo