Everything about The Lualaba River totally explained
The
Lualaba River is the greatest
headstream of the
Congo River by volume of water. However, by length the
Chambeshi River is the furthest headstream. The Lualaba is 1800km long, running from near
Musofi in the vicinity of
Lubumbashi in
Katanga Province. The whole of its length lies within the
Democratic Republic of Congo. It rises at an elevation of 1400m above sea level and flows northwards to
Kisangani, where the
Congo River officially begins. The Lualaba River's source is on the
Katanga Plateau; it then descends to the
Manika Plateau, with waterfalls and rapids marking the descent. As it drops to the
Kamalondo Trough (457m in 72km), it's harnessed for hydroelectric power at
Nzilo Dam near
Nzilo Falls. At
Bukama the river becomes navigable for about 640km through a series of marshy lakes (including
Lake Upemba and
Lake Kisale). Below Kongola, the river becomes unnavigable as it enters a narrow gorge,
Portes d'Enfer. Between
Kasongo and
Kibombo, the river is navigable for about 100km, before rapids make it unnavigable again at
Kindu-Port-Empain. The river's end is marked by the
Boyoma Falls, made up of seven cataracts over a stretch of 100km between
Ubundu and
Kisangani.
The Lualaba serves as the northern and western boundary of the
Upemba National Park in the
Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Lualaba was once considered a possibility for the source of the
Nile, until
Henry Morton Stanley journeyed down it and proved that it drained into the
Atlantic Ocean.
- Tim Butcher: Blood River - A Journey To Africa's Broken Heart, 2007. ISBN 0-701-17981-3
The largest tributaries of the Lualaba are
» the Lowa River
the Ulindi River
» the Luama River
the Lukuga River, which drains
Lake Tanganyika » the Lufira River
the Lubudi River
» the
Luvua River
Towns along the Lualaba include the following:
» Kongolo
Kabalo
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