The Likangala River originates at Zomba mountain in southern

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and flows through both urban and rural areas before it flows into Lake Chilwa, a wetland of international significance being a

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Biodiversity Reserve and

Ramsar site A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention,8 ha (O) *** Permanent 8 ha (P) *** Seasonal Intermittent < 8 ha(Ts) ** Likangala Rice Irrigation scheme which was established in 1969, which caters to about 200 farmers and covers an area of 415 ha in size. Communities living in the catchment benefit from many provisioning services including wild foods, reeds, sand, stone, fish and wood. Water quality of the Likangala varies along its length, and point and non-point sources of pollution impact on it. Where it passes by the city Zomba, effluent from the waste water treatment plans joins the river causing discolorations and

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growth.Ullberg, M., 2015. Temporal water quality study of the heavily human-impacted Likangala River, Zomba, Malawi. Uppsala University. http://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:787196/FULLTEXT01.pdf

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