Rwaba River

The Rwaba River (French: Rivière Rwaba) is a river in Makamba Province, Burundi, that flows into Lake Tanganyika.

Rwaba River
Native name	Rivière Rwaba (French)
Location
Country	Burundi
Province	Makamba Province
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Lake Tanganyika
• coordinates	4.33507°S 29.58760°E / -4.33507; 29.58760

Course

The Rwaba River forms in the northwest of Makamba Province to the north of Murinda and flows south, then southwest to enter Lake Tanganyika just north of Nyanza Lac. The Rwaba River drains the sedimentary plain of Nyanza-Lac, which is about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) wide and backed by high ground. Open forests on the steep slopes around the plain form a natural water catchment system, and prevent sedimentation of the river and damage from landslides. The river is fed by springs on the slopes or at the foot of the slopes.

See also

• List of rivers of Burundi

Sources

• de Cliff, Steve; Harerimana, Pierre Claver (2013), "Extraction de l'Huile Essentielle Complète des Fleurs de Cananga Odorata de la Plaine de l'Imbo: Vers la Vulgarisation d'une Nouvelle Filière de Plante Industrielle au Burundi", Revue de l’Université du Burundi -Série Sciences Exactes (in French), no. 28, retrieved 2024-08-27
• Newell, E. D.; Vyungimana, F. (September 1997), L’onchocercose est-elle endémique à Nyanza Lac (Burundi) ? (PDF) (in French), retrieved 2024-08-27
• "Relation: Rwaba (17503409)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2024-08-27
• Stratégie Nationale et Plan d’Action sur la Biodiversité 2013-2020 (PDF) (in French), Bujumbura: Institut National pour l’Environnement et la Conservation de la Nature, February 2013, retrieved 2024-08-27