Kafue River

Kafue
Kafue
	Kafue River, Chamufumbu, near Lubungu Pontoon, Zambia
	The Kafue River Basin
Location
Country	Zambia
City	Kitwe, Mazabuka, Kafue Town
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Zambian border with the Democratic Republic of Congo northwest of Kipushi, North-Western Province, Zambia
• coordinates	11°36′S 27°12′E / 11.600°S 27.200°E
• elevation	1,350 m (4,430 ft)
Mouth	Zambezi
• location	near Chirundu, Southern Province, Zambia
• coordinates	15°56′34″S 28°54′51″E / 15.9429°S 28.9143°E
• elevation	410 m (1,350 ft)
Length	1,576 km (979 mi)
Basin size	155,000 km2 (60,000 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	320 m3/s (11,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River system	Zambezi

The 1,576 kilometres (979 mi) long Kafue River is the longest river lying wholly within Zambia.^[1] Its water is used for irrigation and for generating hydroelectric power.^[2] It is the largest tributary of the Zambezi,^[3] and of Zambia's principal rivers, it is the most central and the most urban. More than 50% of Zambia's population live in the Kafue River Basin and of these around 65% are urban.^[1]

It has a mean flow rate of 320 cubic metres per second (11,000 cu ft/s) through its lower half, with high seasonal variations. The river discharges 10 cubic kilometres (2.4 cu mi) per year into the Zambezi River.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Kambole, Michael (2003). "Managing the water quality of the Kafue River" (PDF). Physics and Chemistry of the Earth. 28 (20–27): 1105–1109. Bibcode:2003PCE....28.1105K. doi:10.1016/j.pce.2003.08.031. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
^ "Kafue River".
^ The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank (2010). The Zambezi River Basin A Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis (PDF) (Report).
^ Cite error: The named reference AAAS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[kambole-1] Kambole, Michael (2003). "Managing the water quality of the Kafue River" (PDF). Physics and Chemistry of the Earth. 28 (20–27): 1105–1109. Bibcode:2003PCE....28.1105K. doi:10.1016/j.pce.2003.08.031. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

[2] "Kafue River".

[3] The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank (2010). The Zambezi River Basin A Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis (PDF) (Report).

[AAAS-4] Cite error: The named reference AAAS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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