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NASA satellite photograph showing the Barotse Floodplain as the bright green to dark blue central region.1 The Zambezi flowing north to south through the middle of the floodplain; 2 confluence of (left to right) the Lungwebungu, Southern Kashiji, Zambezi and Kabompo Rivers, marking the start of the floodplain; 3 end of the floodplain south of Senanga; 4 Ngonye Falls on the Zambezi; 5 Mongu ...
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.
The flooded savannas are found in low-lying coastal lowlands at the river mouths, on deposits of recent fluvisols deposited by the rivers. [2] They Zambezian coastal flooded savannas cover an area of 19,346 km². The Zambezi flooded savannas cover the largest area, extending nearly 200 km along the Indian Ocean coast and extending up to 120 km ...
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 ...
Name (alt.) Nearest local Province Impounds Year completed (commissioned) Capacity (MegaL) Map ref. Notes Kariba Dam: Kariba: Mashonaland West: Zambezi river: 1959
Some districts of Sri Lanka have epidemic rates of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu). [29] Pollution of groundwater by chemical-agricultural runoff is a suspected factor; men are more likely than women to develop the condition. [29] Kidney disease rates are highest in areas that use water diverted from the Mahaweli River. [32]
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 ...
The following table lists most rivers of Sri Lanka. Since Sri Lanka is a trilingual country, some rivers may have a Sinhala name (i.e. Kalu Ganga), while other have an English name (i.e. Kelani River). There are two words meaning "river" in the Sinhala language, namely Ganga (ගඟ) and Oya (ඔය), of which the usage of both terms is arbitrary.
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