Kafue Flats

E343319
floodplain wetland ecosystem

Kafue Flats is a vast floodplain and wetland ecosystem in Zambia known for its rich biodiversity, seasonal flooding, and important wildlife habitats.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Kafue Flats canonical 6
Kafue Flats floodplain 2
Busanga Plains 1

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf floodplain ⓘ
wetland ecosystem ⓘ
approximateArea about 6,500 km² ⓘ
approximateLength about 240 km ⓘ
basin Zambezi Basin ⓘ
surface form: Zambezi River basin
climate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
conservationImportance key biodiversity area in Zambia ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Zambia ⓘ
designation Ramsar site ⓘ
drySeason approximately May to October ⓘ
ecologicalFunction dry-season grazing area for wildlife and livestock ⓘ
important bird breeding and feeding area ⓘ
nursery habitat for fish ⓘ
economicActivity cattle herding ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
ecosystemService flood regulation ⓘ
pasture for cattle ⓘ
support for fisheries ⓘ
water purification ⓘ
ecosystemType floodplain grassland ⓘ
seasonal wetland ⓘ
floodRegime annual flooding during rainy season ⓘ
hydrology seasonally inundated by Kafue River ⓘ
knownFor important wildlife habitats ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
seasonal flooding ⓘ
localCommunities Ila people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tonga people ⓘ
locatedIn Central Province, Zambia ⓘ
Southern Province, Zambia ⓘ
protectedAreaWithin Blue Lagoon National Park ⓘ
Lochinvar National Park ⓘ
rainySeason approximately November to April ⓘ
RamsarImportance wetland of international importance ⓘ
river Kafue River ⓘ
supportsSpecies Cape buffalo ⓘ
surface form: African buffalo

Kafue lechwe ⓘ
crocodiles ⓘ
hippopotamus ⓘ
numerous waterbirds ⓘ
sitatunga ⓘ
slaty egret ⓘ
various fish species ⓘ
wattled crane ⓘ
threat hydrological alteration from upstream dams ⓘ
invasive plant species ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
overgrazing by livestock ⓘ
poaching of wildlife ⓘ
vegetationType floodplain grasslands ⓘ
papyrus swamps ⓘ
reedbeds ⓘ
termite mounds with woodland patches ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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

Kafue River → flowsThrough → Kafue Flats ⓘ
Kafue River → formsWetland → Kafue Flats ⓘ
Zambezi Basin → hasWetland → Kafue Flats ⓘ
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam → affects → Kafue Flats ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kafue Flats wetlands
Kafue National Park → contains → Kafue Flats ⓘ
this entity surface form: Busanga Plains
Lochinvar National Park → locatedOn → Kafue Flats ⓘ
Lochinvar National Park → knownFor → Kafue Flats ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kafue Flats floodplain
Lochinvar National Park → partOf → Kafue Flats ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kafue Flats Important Bird Area
Blue Lagoon National Park → locatedIn → Kafue Flats ⓘ
Blue Lagoon National Park → habitat → Kafue Flats ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kafue Flats floodplain
red lechwe → notablePopulation → Kafue Flats ⓘ