Zambezi Basin

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drainage basin river basin

The Zambezi Basin is the vast river catchment area in southern Africa that collects the waters of the Zambezi River and its tributaries, encompassing parts of several countries and supporting major ecosystems, agriculture, and hydropower.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Zambezi River basin	6
Zambezi River Basin	2
Upper Zambezi Basin	1
ZAMCOM Basin	1
Zambezi River basalt plateau	1
Zambezi River system	1
Zambezi drainage basin	1

Statements (72)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	drainage basin ⓘ river basin ⓘ
abbreviation	Zambezi Basin self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ZAMCOM Basin
area	approximately 1.3 million square kilometres ⓘ
containsLake	Cahora Bassa Dam ⓘ surface form: Cahora Bassa Lake Lake Kariba ⓘ
containsReservoir	Cahora Bassa Dam ⓘ surface form: Cahora Bassa Dam reservoir Lake Kariba ⓘ
containsWaterfall	Victoria Falls ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Angola ⓘ Botswana ⓘ Malawi ⓘ Mozambique ⓘ Namibia ⓘ Tanzania ⓘ Zambia ⓘ Zimbabwe ⓘ
drainageArea	approximately 1.3 million square kilometres ⓘ
drainedBy	Zambezi River NERFINISHED ⓘ
facesIssue	climate change impacts ⓘ deforestation ⓘ drought risk ⓘ land degradation ⓘ periodic flooding ⓘ water pollution ⓘ
flowsInto	Indian Ocean ⓘ
hasDelta	Zambezi Delta ⓘ
hasEcosystem	floodplains ⓘ riverine forests ⓘ savanna ⓘ wetlands ⓘ
hasHydropowerDam	Cahora Bassa Dam ⓘ Itezhi-Tezhi Dam ⓘ Kafue Gorge Dam ⓘ Kariba Dam ⓘ
hasMajorRiver	Zambezi River NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMajorTributary	Chobe River NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuando River ⓘ Gwayi River NERFINISHED ⓘ Kafue River NERFINISHED ⓘ Linyanti River NERFINISHED ⓘ Luangwa River NERFINISHED ⓘ Manyame River NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazowe River NERFINISHED ⓘ Shire River NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTransboundaryRiver	Zambezi River NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasWetland	Barotse Floodplain ⓘ Chobe National Park ⓘ surface form: Chobe floodplains Kafue Flats ⓘ Zambezi Delta ⓘ
isImportantFor	agricultural production ⓘ biodiversity conservation ⓘ livelihoods of rural communities ⓘ regional energy supply ⓘ
isTransboundary	true ⓘ
locatedIn	Southern Africa ⓘ surface form: southern Africa
managedBy	Zambezi Watercourse Commission ⓘ
partlyIn	Angola ⓘ Botswana ⓘ Malawi ⓘ Mozambique ⓘ Namibia ⓘ Tanzania ⓘ Zambia ⓘ Zimbabwe ⓘ
supportsActivity	fisheries ⓘ hydropower generation ⓘ irrigated agriculture ⓘ navigation ⓘ rainfed agriculture ⓘ tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

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

Zambezi Basin → abbreviation → Zambezi Basin self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: ZAMCOM Basin

Kalahari Basin → borders → Zambezi Basin ⓘ

Barotse Floodplain → drainageBasin → Zambezi Basin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zambezi River Basin

Cahora Bassa Gorge → drainageBasin → Zambezi Basin ⓘ

Manyame River → drainageBasin → Zambezi Basin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zambezi drainage basin

Zambezi River → drainageBasin → Zambezi Basin ⓘ

Horseshoe Falls → geologicalSetting → Zambezi Basin ⓘ

subject surface form: Horseshoe Falls (Victoria Falls)

this entity surface form: Zambezi River basalt plateau

Southern Africa → hasSubregion → Zambezi Basin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zambezi River Basin

Kariba Gorge → locatedInDrainageBasin → Zambezi Basin ⓘ

Barotse Floodplain → partOf → Zambezi Basin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Upper Zambezi Basin

Cahora Bassa Dam → partOf → Zambezi Basin ⓘ