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The Ruvubu River (also spelt Rurubu and Ruvuvu) is a river in central Africa whose waters gather from the most distant, southern portion of the Nile basin. With a total length of 416 km (258 mi) and has a drainage basin of 14,000 km 2 (5,400 sq mi).
The Kayongozi River forms near the border with Tanzania in the north of Cankuzo Province, then flows southwest into Ruyigi Province. It continues southwest, then turns to flow northwest to it mouth on the Ruvubu River. [1] Tributaries include the Nyamashishi and the Rugasari. [2]
The Kayave River rises in the northwest of Kayanza Province, not far from the head of the Ruvubu River, fed by streams from the Kibira National Park.It flows east to the border with Ngozi Province, and runs along the border for some distance before turning north and running through Ngozi Province to its mouth on the Akanyaru River.
Further south it is joined from the right (west) by the Nyakagezi River. [3] The river runs between the Kimerejana and Rimiro collines in the Commune of Ruhororo, Ngozi Province. [4] The Nyabusyo River joins the river from the left further down. [5] It flows into the Ruvubu at the southern tip of Ngozi province. [2]
The Ruvyironza power station is in Gitega Province, northeast of the city of Gitega, facing Karuzi Province over the Ruvubu River. It is fed by a canal running south from a dam on the Ruvyironza River near its mouth on the Ruvubu River. It discharges into the Ruvubu River. [1] The dam is just south of the colline of Rushanga, in the Commune of ...
The river forms to the south of the town of Ngozi and flows east-southeast through marshes to its junction with the marshes of the Nyamuswaga River. The Kinyankuru River drains these marshes. [1] The Kinyankuru is in turn a tributary of the Ruvubu River. [2]
Hydrographically, the Ruzizi River dominates the region, but Kamanyola also boasts several other watercourses, including the Ruvubu River in the south, originating from the high mountains of Dazibao and merging into the Ruzizi River, which itself originates from Lake Kivu and flows into Lake Tanganyika. Additionally, there are seasonal streams ...
The Luvironza River is the source of the Nile in the sense that it is in the Nile basin, and the distance by river from its headwater to the mouth of the Nile is 6,671 kilometres (4,145 mi), longer than the distance from any other headwater. [4] [a] It is a tributary of the Ruvubu River, a tributary of the Kagera River, which flows in Lake ...