Lukuga River

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The Lukuga River is a major river in central Africa that drains Lake Tanganyika westward toward the Congo River basin.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lukuga River canonical 3
Lukuga River mouth 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Democratic Republic of the Congo
continent Africa
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
dischargesInto Lualaba River
drainageDirection westward
drains Lake Tanganyika
flowsFrom Lake Tanganyika
flowsThrough Lualaba Province
surface form: Katanga region

Maniema Province
Tanganyika Province
flowsToward Congo River
surface form: Congo River basin
hasEcologicalRole connects Lake Tanganyika fauna to Congo basin
hasEconomicUse local fisheries
river transport (local)
hasFeature carries freshwater from a rift lake to a major tropical river system
seasonally variable outflow from Lake Tanganyika
hasLanguageRegion Swahili-speaking areas
hydrologicalRole primary outlet of Lake Tanganyika
locatedIn Central Africa
mouthLocatedIn Lualaba River
nearbyCity Kalemie
Kongolo
partOf Congo River
surface form: Congo River basin

Congo River drainage system
Lake Tanganyika drainage system
region Great Rift Valley
surface form: Great Rift Valley region
sourceRegion Lake Tanganyika region
tributaryOf Lualaba River
watercourseType outlet river

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Tanganyika outflow Lukuga River
Kalemie river Lukuga River
Kalemie locatedNear Lukuga River
this entity surface form: Lukuga River mouth
Lualaba River tributary Lukuga River