Rufiji River
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The Rufiji River is Tanzania’s largest river system, flowing through diverse habitats and supporting rich wildlife, particularly within the Selous Game Reserve, before emptying into the Indian Ocean.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Stiegler’s Gorge area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hydropower development plans ⓘ |
| basinArea | approximately 177000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Tanzania ⓘ |
| deltaType | mangrove delta ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | southern Tanzania interior plateau ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
East African coastal forest and thicket
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
miombo woodland ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floodRegime | seasonal flooding ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally eastward ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Rufiji Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Selous Game Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Tanzania ⓘ |
| hasDelta | Rufiji Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeasonality | marked wet and dry seasons ⓘ |
| importance |
key water source for communities in its basin
ⓘ
major ecological corridor in southern Tanzania ⓘ |
| isLargestRiverSystemIn | Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diverse habitats
ⓘ
floodplain wetlands ⓘ important fisheries ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 600 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouth | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameSharesRootWith | Rufiji ethnic group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear | Rufiji District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Selous Game Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Coast Region of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystemOf | Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports | rich wildlife ⓘ |
| terminatesAt | coast of Tanzania ⓘ |
| tributary |
Great Ruaha River
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ⓘ
Kilombero River NERFINISHED ⓘ Luwegu River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
| wildlifeSupported |
Nile crocodile
ⓘ
hippopotamus ⓘ large mammals in Selous Game Reserve ⓘ waterbirds ⓘ |
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