Ruzizi River
E772598
The Ruzizi River is a river in Central Africa that flows south from Lake Kivu, forming part of the border between Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Burundi before emptying into Lake Tanganyika.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ruzizi River canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| borderFeatureOf |
Democratic Republic of the Congo–Burundi border
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rwanda–Burundi border NERFINISHED ⓘ Rwanda–Democratic Republic of the Congo border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Burundi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasinAreaApproxKm2 | approximately 14,000 ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | south ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | Lake Kivu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Lake Tanganyika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBorderBetween |
Burundi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
alluvial plain at its lower course
ⓘ
rapids ⓘ |
| hasHydropowerPlant |
Ruzizi I Hydroelectric Power Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruzizi II Hydroelectric Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlannedHydropowerPlant | Ruzizi III Hydroelectric Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Nyamagana River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rubyiro River NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruhwa River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasValley | Ruzizi Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageVariantName |
Rusizi River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruzizi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lengthApproxKm | 117 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Albertine Rift
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burundi Bujumbura Rural Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Burundi Cibitoke Province NERFINISHED ⓘ East African Rift system NERFINISHED ⓘ Rwanda Western Province NERFINISHED ⓘ South Kivu Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Lake Tanganyika near Bujumbura Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Lakes region of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfBasin | Congo River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfEcologicalRegion | Lake Tanganyika freshwater ecoregion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Bukavu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cibitoke Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Uvira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Africa ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | southern end of Lake Kivu ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.