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The middle Zambezi was about 300 m (980 ft) lower than the upper Zambezi, and a high waterfall formed at the edge of the basalt plateau across which the upper river flows. This was the first Victoria Falls, somewhere down the Batoka Gorge near where Lake Kariba is now.
Zambezi River. Luenha River Mazowe River (Mazoe River) Ruya River (Luia River) Gairezi River (Cauresi River) Messenguézi River (Umsengedsi River) Mecumbura River (Mkumvura River) Kadzi River; Manyame River (Panhame River) (Hunyani River) Angwa River; Sanyati River (Umniati River) Munyati River. Umsweswe River; Sebakwe River. Kwekwe River ...
Two major sub-basins in the Zambezi basin are interconnected with other major African systems, namely: (a) the Lake Nyassa/Shire River sub-basin, which connects with the Great Rift Valley, and; (b) the perennial river bifurcation in the Selinda Spillway (or Magwegana river), in the Cuando River sub-basin, which connects the Zambezi Basin to the ...
Rivers with an average discharge of 5,000 m 3 /s or greater, as a fraction of the estimated global total.. This article lists rivers by their average discharge measured in descending order of their water flow rate.
Map of the Zambezi River Basin Module:Location map/data/Africa Zambezi River is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Zambezi River . The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Map of Mozambique's population centres Location of Mozambique Mozambique's topography A view of the Zambezi river delta from space. [1]The geography of Mozambique consists mostly of coastal lowlands with uplands in its center and high plateaus in the northwest.
The Kabompo Ferry on its lower course carries the main north–south gravel highway on the eastern side of the Zambezi. The river enters the Zambezi north of the town of Lukulu, at the north end of the Barotse Floodplain. [citation needed] Its main tributaries are the West Lunga River which flows from the north, and the Dongwe River from the east.
The sedimentary sequence overlying the basalt at the Zambezi River margins is called the Victoria Falls Formation, which consists of gravel, the Pipe sandstone, Kalahari sand, aeolian sand and alluvium. A 15–45 m scarp bounds the river about 5–6 km from the main channel, and a series of river terraces are evident between the scarp and the ...