Kouilou-Niari River
| Mouth of the watercourse | Atlantic Ocean  |
|---|---|
| Tributary | Bouenza |
| Lake for watercourse top | Q1785551 |
| Country | Republic of the Congo |
| Coordinate location | 4°28′15″S 11°41′50″E |
De Kouilou-Niari River—sanso be like Kwilu, Kwila, anaa Kwil—be de most important river wey dey flow to de Atlantic Ocean for de Republic of the Congo coast. Moreover, ein entire drainage area dey complete for Republic of the Congo.
Geography den environment
[edit | edit source]De river be called de Kouilou River while e dey flow insyd de coastal region of de Kouilou from de Sounda gorges. Upstream from de gorges, ein name be de Niari River wey e dey flow thru de Niari Valley. De river dey combine plus de Louessé, de Loudima den de Bouenza River den eventually dey flow into de Atlantic Ocean. E dey cover about 560 km from ein origin insyd de Batéké Plateau of de Congo to ein mouth at de coast. De lower Kouilou basin be designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International secof e dey support significant populations of chaw bird species.[1]
Waterfalls
[edit | edit source]- Zrinski chutes: dey honor Nikola Zrinski den Petar Zrinski, Croatian nobles of de Zrinski family; "discover" den name am insyd 1882 by Dragutin Lerman, a Croatian member of Henry Morton Stanley ein expedition. Local names, den local knowledge in general, be unfortunately ignored insyd such naming.
- Sounda gorges. De gorges be remarkable plus a small waterdrop of two metres den mountain around 120 metres high. An old iron bridge still be usable insyd 2012 to cross de river insyd Sounda. A road dey cam from de village of Mandzi south of Sounda while de road dey continue on north west toward Kakamoéka, sous-prefecture. An abandoned track on de southern bank of de river dey reach Kakamoéka wich na dem create during de exploration for de train. Na de mission Jacob[2] be conducted insyd 1896. Na dem reopen de track insyd 1954 for de evaluation of de hydro potential of de Sounda dam.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Lower Kouilou basin". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ↑ "French national library".
- ↑ "Institut de recherche et de developpement". Archived from the original on 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
External links
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- Le projet de construction d'un barrage sur le Kouilou-Niari Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- African Power Corporation Website
- Institut de Recherche et Développement Website Archived 2021-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
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