The Rwaba River (French: Rivière Rwaba) is a river in Makamba Province, Burundi, that flows into Lake Tanganyika.
| Rwaba River | |
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| Native name | Rivière Rwaba (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Burundi |
| Province | Makamba Province |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Lake Tanganyika |
• coordinates | 4°20′06″S 29°35′15″E / 4.33507°S 29.58760°E |
Course
editThe Rwaba River forms in the northwest of Makamba Province to the north of Murinda and flows south, then southwest to enter Lake Tanganyika just north of Nyanza Lac.[1] The Rwaba River drains the sedimentary plain of Nyanza-Lac, which is about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) wide and backed by high ground.[2] Open forests on the steep slopes around the plain form a natural water catchment system, and prevent sedimentation of the river and damage from landslides.[3] The river is fed by springs on the slopes or at the foot of the slopes.[4]
Environment
editThe surroundings of the Rwaba River are a mosaic of agricultural land and natural vegetation.[5] The area is quite densely populated, with 214 inhabitants per square kilometer as of 2016.[6] Savannah climate prevails in the area. The average annual temperature in the area is 21 °C (70 °F). The warmest month is September, when the average temperature is 25 °C (77 °F), and the coldest is November, with 19 °C (66 °F).[7] Average annual rainfall is 1,137 millimetres (44.8 in). The wettest month is December, with an average of 199 millimetres (7.8 in) of precipitation, and the driest is July, with 1 millimetre (0.039 in) of precipitation.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Relation: Rwaba (17503409).
- ↑ de Cliff & Harerimana 2013, p. 6.
- ↑ Stratégie Nationale et Plan d’Action, pp. 28–29.
- ↑ Newell & Vyungimana 1997.
- ↑ nasalandcover.
- ↑ nasapop.
- ↑ nasa.
- ↑ nasarain.
Sources
edit- de Cliff, Steve; Harerimana, Pierre Claver (2013), "Extraction de l'Huile Essentielle Complète des Fleurs de Cananga Odorata de la Plaine de l'Imbo: Vers la Vulgarisation d'une Nouvelle Filière de Plante Industrielle au Burundi", Revue de l’Université du Burundi -Série Sciences Exactes (in French), no. 28, retrieved 2024-08-27
- NASA Earth Observations: Population Density, NASA/SEDAC, archived from the original on 9 February 2016, retrieved 30 January 2016
- NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index, NASA, archived from the original on 11 May 2020, retrieved 30 January 2016 Temperature data from satellite measurements of the earth's surface temperature within a box that is 0.1 x 0.1 degrees.
- NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM), NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission, archived from the original on 19 April 2019, retrieved 30 January 2016 Average value for the years 2012–2014 within a box that is 0.1 x 0.1 degrees.
- NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification, NASA/MODIS, archived from the original on 28 February 2016, retrieved 30 January 2016
- Newell, E. D.; Vyungimana, F. (September 1997), L’onchocercose est-elle endémique à Nyanza Lac (Burundi) ? (PDF) (in French), retrieved 2024-08-27
- "Relation: Rwaba (17503409)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2024-08-27
- Stratégie Nationale et Plan d’Action sur la Biodiversité 2013-2020 (PDF) (in French), Bujumbura: Institut National pour l’Environnement et la Conservation de la Nature, February 2013, retrieved 2024-08-27