Ruzizi River

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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 (2)

Label Occurrences
Ruzizi River canonical 3
Ruzizi 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
borderFeatureOf Democratic Republic of the Congo–Burundi border
Rwanda–Burundi border
Rwanda–Democratic Republic of the Congo border
continent Africa
country Burundi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
drainageBasinAreaApproxKm2 approximately 14,000
flowsDirection south
flowsFrom Lake Kivu
flowsInto Lake Tanganyika
formsBorderBetween Burundi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
hasFeature alluvial plain at its lower course
rapids
hasHydropowerPlant Ruzizi I Hydroelectric Power Station
Ruzizi II Hydroelectric Power Station
hasPlannedHydropowerPlant Ruzizi III Hydroelectric Power Station
hasTributary Nyamagana River
Rubyiro River
Ruhwa River
hasValley Ruzizi Plain
languageVariantName Rusizi River
Ruzizi
linked to: Ruzizi River
lengthApproxKm 117
locatedIn Albertine Rift
Burundi Bujumbura Rural Province
Burundi Cibitoke Province
East African Rift system
linked to: East African Rift

Rwanda Western Province
South Kivu Province
linked to: South Kivu
mouthLocation Lake Tanganyika near Bujumbura Plain
partOf Great Lakes region of Africa
partOfBasin Congo River basin
linked to: Congo River
partOfEcologicalRegion Lake Tanganyika freshwater ecoregion
passesNear Bukavu
Cibitoke Province
Uvira
region Central Africa
sourceLocation southern end of Lake Kivu

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Lake Kivu drainsInto Ruzizi River
Lake Kivu outflow Ruzizi River
Uvira nearRiver Ruzizi River
Ruzizi River languageVariantName Ruzizi
linked to: Ruzizi River